Miscellaneous
96 Tears
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!
-- 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.