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Tennessee Ernie Ford

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry

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You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry Lyrics

You don't have to be a baby to cry
All you need is for love to go wrong
You don't have to be a baby to cry
Or to lie awake the whole night long

When you leave me
My golden rainbow disappears
And you leave me a broken heart
That's full of tears

These ain't raindrops in my eyes
Why should I lie
You don't have to be a baby to cry

When you leave me
My golden rainbow disappears
And you leave me a broken heart
That's full of tears

These ain't raindrops in my eyes
Why should I lie
You don't have to be a baby to cry

You don't have to be a baby to cry
You don't have to be a baby to cry

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mellow_harsher On Jan 15, 2019

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2019-01-15 17:02:42

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