96 Tears

? & The Mysterians



(Rudy Martinez)



Too many teardrops for one heart to be cryin'

Too many teardrops for one heart to carry on

You're way on top now

Since you left me

You're always laughin'

Way down at me

But watch out now

I'm gonna get there

We'll be together

For just a little while

And then I'm gonna put you

Way down here

And you'll start cryin'

Ninety-six tears

Cry

Cry



And when the sun comes up

I'll be on top

You'll be way down there

Lookin' up

And I might wave

Come up here

But I don't see you

Wavin' now

I'm way down here

Wonderin' how

I'm gonna get you

But I know now

I'll just cry, cry, I'll just cry



Too many teardrops for one heart to be cryin'

Too many teardrops for one heart

To carry on

You're gonna cry ninety-six tears

You're gonna cry ninety-six tears

You're gonna cry cry, cry, cry, now

You're gonna cry cry, cry, cry

Ninety-six tears c'mon and lemme hear you cry, now

Ninety-six tears (whoo!) I wanna hear you cry

Night and day, yeah, all night long

Uh-ninety-six tears cry cry cry

C'mon baby, let me hear you cry now, all night long

Uh-ninety-six tears! Yeah! C'mon now

Uh-ninety-six tears!



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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers



Probably the last real garage band hit; by late 1966 beat-crazed teens

were already expecting more polished recordings than this, which was

recorded essentially live in ? and the Mysterians' manager's living room.