Skeeter Davis - What a Little Girl Don't Know lyrics

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(Carolyn Penick - Skeeter Davis)

First tear I remember cryin' was when my puppy lay a dyin'

And mama sayin' there is nothing we can do

And when mama tucked me in I'd say my prayers and cry again

Little puppy I'm sure gonna miss you.

Mama said now child don't cry you'll forget it by and by

And there'll be other things in life to hurt you so

She said after all you're ten so I said I wouldn't cry again

That just shows you what a little girl don't know.

'Cause I'm still cryin', cryin,' cryin'

For a love I miss so

Cryin', cryin', shows you

What a little girl don't know.

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Don't know how my mama knew some day I'd fall in love with you

And you'd be the one in life to hurt me so

Well I guess I told a lie when I said I wouldn't cry

That just shows you what a little girl don't know.

Now I am a grown up girl living in a cruel world

Remembering every word my mama said

I'm cryin' now like I cried then and I know I'll cry again

Cause now I know your love for me is dead.

And I'm still cryin', cryin', cryin'

For a love I miss so

Cryin', cryin', shows you

What a little girl don't know.

Cryin', cryin', cryin', for a love

I miss so, cryin'...