Where does a little tear come from? 
Where does a little . . . tear  . . . come from? 
It comes from a heart that's been broken apart,  
that's where a little tear comes from! 
  
Where does a broken heart come from? 
Where does a broken . . . heart  . . . come from? 
It comes when you find that you love the rovin' kind, 
that's where a broken heart comes from! 
  
Where does the rovin' kind come from? 
Where does rovin' . . . kind  . . . come from? 
From the wind and restless river that wanders on forever 
that's where the rovin' comes from! 
  
Where does the restless river come from? 
Where does restless . . . river  . . . come from? 
It comes from little tears that are shed through the years 
that's where the restless river comes from . . . 
  
. . . that's where the restless river comes from . . .