Fun Facts:
1) This song was originally written by Arthur Hamilton for Ella Fitzgerald to sing in the role of Maggie Jackson in the film Pete Kelly?s Blues, but it was later cut.
2) The first artist to record this song was Julie London, in 1955, and many other legendary artists, such as Barbara Streisand, have recorded it since then.
"Now you say you're lonely,
You cry the whole night through.
Well, you can cry me a river,
cry me a river.
I cried a river over you.
Now you say you're sorry
For bein' so untrue.
Well, you can cry me a river,
cry me a river.
I cried a river over you.
You drove me,
nearly drove me out of my head
While you never shed a tear.
Remember, I remember
all that you said
Told me love was too plebeian,
Told me you were through with me and
Now you say you love me.
Well, just to prove you do,
Come on and cry me a river,
cry me a river
I cried a river over you.
I cried a river over you.
I cried a river over you."