When you said, you were leaving tomorrow   That today was our last day   I said there would be no sorrow   That I'd laugh when you walked away      But a little bitty tear let me down   Spoiled my act as a clown   I had it made up not to make a frown   Oh, but a little bitty tear let me down      I said that I would laugh when you left me   Pull a funny as you went out the door   That I'd have me another one a-waiting   Yes, to wave goodbye as you go      But a little bitty tear let me down   Spoiled my act as a clown   I had it made up not make a frown   But a little bitty tear let me down      Everything went like a planned it   And I really put on quite a show   In my heart I felt I could stand it   Till you walked with your grip through the door      Then a little bitty tear let me down   Spoiled my act as a clown   I had it made up not make a frown   But a little bitty tear let me down      A little bitty tear let me down   A little bitty tear let me down   A little bitty tear let me down