“A Little Bitty Tear” is a song written by the American country songwriter Hank Cochran. It has been recorded by many musical acts, the first being American recording artist Burl Ives. It has since been recorded by others, including Wanda Jackson, Ray Charles, Bing Crosby (for his 1965 album Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits), Chet Atkins, and Cochran himself. The song is pretty self-explanitary if you read through the lyrics, but the short version of what happens is that the narrator told his girl that he wouldn’t shed any tears when she left, and that he might actually become happier after she leaves. When she then actually leaves, he can’t hold all the tears back, and realizes that it was actually kinda sad that she was leaving
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
