Loudon Wainwright III
Lyric guide

The Man Who Couldn't Cry

Read The Man Who Couldn't Cry lyrics by Loudon Wainwright III on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

Loudon Wainwright III visibility0 visits Video on page
person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot

The page facts to cite before the commentary

Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.

Page type: lyric reference Artist: Loudon Wainwright III Canonical path: /loudon-wainwright-iii/the-man-who-couldn-t-cry Related lyric paths: 6 Video embedded: yes
Lyrics

The Man Who Couldn't Cry

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

There once was a man who just couldn't cry

He hadn't cried for years & for years

Napalmed babies & the movie 'love story',

For instance could not produce tears

As a child he had cried as all children will

But at some point the tear ducts ran dry

He grew to be a man & the feces hit the fan

Things got bad but he couldn't cry

His dog got run over, his wife up & left him

After that he got sacked from his job

Lost an arm in the war, was laughed at by a whore

But still not a sniffle & sob

Well his novel was refused & his movie was banned

And his biog broadway show was a flop

He was sent off to jail, you guessed it, no bail

But still not a dribble or drop

In jail he was beaten, bullied & buggered

And made to make licence plates

Water & bread was all he was fed

But not once did a tear stain his face

Doctors were called in, scientists too,

Theologians were last & practically least

They all agreed sure enough

He was no cream puff

But in fact an insensitive beast

He was removed from jail & placed in a place

For the insensitive & the insane

He played lots of chess & he made lots of friends

And he wept every time it would train

Once it rained 40 days & it rained 40 nights

And he cried and he cried and he cried and he cried

On the 41st day he just passed away

He just dehydrated & died

He went up to heaven located his dog

Not only that but he rejoined his arm

Down below all the critics, they took it all back

Cancer robbed the whore of her charm

His ex-wife died of stretch marks, his ex-employer went broke

The theologians were finally found out

Right down to the ground, the prison burned down

The earth suffered perpetual drought

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "The Man Who Couldn't Cry"?

Loudon Wainwright III performs "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", and this lyric page sits inside the Loudon Wainwright III catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "The Man Who Couldn't Cry"?

Yes. The related section below points to 4x10 and A Hard Day On The Planet with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Loudon Wainwright III?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Loudon Wainwright III's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room
0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation
Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments
Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

No listener comments on The Man Who Couldn't Cry yet.