Where Does a Little Tear Come From?

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 . . .