A popular song from 1944
Words by Sammy Cahn
Music by Jule Styne
The sheet music:
Lyrics
The torch I carry is handsome
It’s worth its heartache in ransom
And when the twilight steals
I know how the lady in the harbor feels
Refrain:
When I want rain, I get sunny weather
I’m just as blue as the sky
Since love is gone, can’t pull myself together
Guess I’ll hang my tears out to dry
Friends ask me out, I tell them I’m busy
Must get a new alibi
I stay at home and ask myself
“Where is she?”
Guess I’ll hang my tears out to dry
Dry, little teardrops, my little teardrops
Hanging on a string of dreams
Fly, little mem’ries, my little mem’ries
Remind her of our crazy schemes
Somebody said just forget about her
I gave that treatment a try
Strangely enough, I get along without her
Then one day she passed me right by
Oh well, I guess I’ll hang my tears out to dry