Cry Me a River é uma canção popular escrita por Arthur Hamilton, inicialmente destinada a Ella Fitzgerald para cantar no filme Pete Kellys Blues (1955), mas acabou sendo retirada do filme. A canção ganhou fama com a versão de Julie London em 1955 e se tornou um standard de jazz.
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Cry Me A River:Julie London 9 on the Pop charts in 1955. One of the best singers AND song, ever,in my humble opinion. (Slow blues) [Verse 1]
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Now you say you're lonely,
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You cry the whole night through,
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Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river,
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I cried a river over you. [Verse 2]
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Now you say you're sorry,
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For bein' so un..true,
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Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river,
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I cried a river over you. [CHORUS]
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You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head,
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while you never shed a tear.
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Remember...I remember all that you said...
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told me love was too plebeian,
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told me you were through with me...and... [Verse 3]
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Now you say you love me,
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Well, just to prove you do,
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Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river,
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I cried a river over you. [CHORUS]
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You drove me, nearly drove me, out of my head,
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while you never shed a tear.
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Remember...I remember all that you said...
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told me love was too plebeian,
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told me you were through with me...and... [Verse 3]
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Now you say you love me,
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Well, just to prove you do,
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Come on and cry me a river, cry me a river,
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I cried a river over you.
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I cried a river..over..you(x3). A fabulous fifties hit from Kraziekhat.