A little bit of soap (1961)
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1. A little bit of soap
will wash away your lipstick on my face,
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a little bit of soap will
never, never never ever erase
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the pain in my heart and my
eyes as I go through the lonely years
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a little bit of soap will
never wash away my tears.
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2. A little bit of soap will wash away your powder from my chin,
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a little bit of soap will
never, never never ever begin
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to take away the hurt that I
feel as I go through the lonely years,
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a little bit of soap will
never wash away my tears.
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Mm, have you heard when love
begins to die
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it leaves someone to cry night
and day ?
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Like the bird you left your
robin's nest,
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you're just like all the rest
you flew away.
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3. Mm, a little bit of soap will take away your perfume eventually,
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a little bit of soap will
never wash away the memory
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of your name in the night that
I call through the lonely years,
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a little bit of soap will
never wash away my tears.
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I’ll never lose the memory of
your name in the night
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that I call through the lonely
years,
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a little bit of soap will
never wash away my tears (3x) .….
(orig.
= capo 3rd; midi = no capo) (Jarmels)