(Your tears won’t bring him back)
A popular song from 1930
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Vivian Ellis.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Ev’ry time that I hear a woman cry
‘Cause her man’s left her flat
I just feel like saying
“Don’t be such a darned old fool”
Better dry your eyes
Don’t you realize
You’ll gain nothing by that?
That’s no way to keep his heart warm
When his love grows cool
Refrain
What’s the good of sighin’
What’s the good of cryin’
When he’s givin’ you the sack?
If your kisses can’t hold the man you love
Then your tears won’t bring him back
Might as well be cheerful
No use bein’ tearful
When he wanders off the track
If your kisses can’t hold the man you love
Then your tears won’t bring him back
Now listen, if sweet, sugar’d kissin’
Isn’t goin’ to make him halt
Then tell me how do you
Hope to bring him to you
With tears of salt?
Be a reg’lar fellow
Just say, “What the hello”
Get his clothes and help him pack
If your kisses can’t hold the man you love
Then your tears won’t bring him back
- There’s no man on earth
Who is really worth
Cryin’ for when he’s gone
I’ve had plenty of ’em
And I know where-of I speak
Don’t you sit and moan
Don’t stay home alone
Pretty up and come on
Just replace your ice-cold papa
With a hot young sheik