And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry cry I met her accidentally in Saint Paul

You may cry cry me a river I cried I love you A river of tears for you C'mon now and cry cry me a river of tears Now you say you love me But you cry cry the whole night through You can cry cry me a river Oh yes you're goin' to cry cry me a river 'Cause I cried a river over

And where are you now Now that I need you Tears on my pillow Wherever you go I'll cry cry me a river That leads to your ocean You never see me fall apart In the words of a broken heart It's just emotion that's taken me over

My baby loves me Runnin' 'round town tellin' everybody Now that it's over I just wanna break your heart right back Want you to cry cry me a river I just want to break your heart right back

Straight to my baby's love Somebody direct Me I done cried a river of tears This you may not believe But I've been crying for five long years Afraid of all my fears Love has got me now In a terrible bet

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die I met her accidentally in St. Paul,

And when the owls cry cry in the night If the river runs dry, baby, how do you feel? Oh baby it's cryin' time Oh baby I got to fly Got to try to find a way Got to try to get away 'Cause you know I gotta get away from you babe

Until I take my final breath In a year or even less I hope you will give me all your time And do not forget me down the line And I will never ask you if you will stay Or if you will cry cry when I go away Ice melting into the sea Your river flowing back to

A heartache I'm still trying to get through Texas was you Texas was green eyes crying goodbye Was a long drive Ohio was a riverbank 10 speed layin' in the weeds Cannonball off an old rope swing Long long summer days Tennessee was a guitar

Don't let me go Love don't let me go Cold but in fever You've got me dancin' and cryin' Rollin' and flying You got me drownin' in a river Got me drownin' in a river Love don't let me go, Don't let me go,