LITTLE LIE, A
(Shelley)

as recorded by Kitty Kallen
with Jack Pleis & his Orchestra
1953


A little lie
Can make somebody cry
The way I'm cryin' now!
And as a rule,
It's you yourself you fool,
Each time you break a vow!

I know in your heart
You're so sorry and blue;
I love you so much
That I'm forgivin' you!

Oh, a little lie
can make somebody cry
The way I'm cryin' now!

A little lie
Can make somebody cry
The way I'm cryin' now!
And as a rule,
You silly fool,
It's no-one else but you, you fool,
Each time you break a vow!

I know in your heart
You're so sorry and blue;
I love you so much
That I'm forgivin' you!

Oh, a little lie
can make somebody cry
The way I'm cryin' now!
Gonna watch your greens all standin' by,
Feel so bad you'll wanna die!
Sit right down and die and cry
The way I am crying now!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - June 2014)