[Verse 1]
What can I do to make you happy?
What kind of clown thing can I do?
Wiggle my ears, and make them flappy?
My humor is sappy, won't you sit on my lappy?
And don't cry, baby, boo-hoo
(Boo-hoo, boo-hoo)

[Verse 2]
Why do we cry? It sure is a riddle
I'll dry your eyes and see you through (See you through)
Babies can coo and sing like a fiddle
Your problems are little, so sing hey diddle diddle
And don't cry, baby, boo-hoo
(Boo hoo, boo hoo, hmm-umm, ah)

[Bridge]
Don't cry, baby, don't cry
There's a sun behind the clouds you know
Don't cry, baby, don't cry
'Cause I hate to hear you cry
It hurts me deep inside (Inside)
You know the way I feel
You know I love you so

[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Your pretty blue eyes weren't made for a fretter
But they can't get much wetter
So, let's dry them together
And don't cry, baby, boo-hoo, boo
Don't cry, baby, don't cry
Don't cry, baby, don't cry
Don't cry, baby, don't cry

[Outro]
Pa-pa, pa, pa, pa-pa-pa, ah, ah
Boo-hoo, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh