Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton - If Tearsdrops Were Pennies (1973)

Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton sing 'If Teardrops Were Pennies' at the Grand Ole Opry on June 23, 1973. Songwriter was Carl Butler.

Lyric:
An acre of diamonds I'd offer to you
A solid gold mansion, an airplane or two
This whole world would be yours to have and to hold
If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold

[Chorus:]
If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold
I'd have all the riches my pockets would hold
I'd be oh so wealthy with treasures untold
If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold

The tears that have fallen won't buy you a thing
The heartaches you've caused me won't pay for a ring
The love that I wanted would not have grown cold
If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold

[Chorus:]
If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold
I'd have all the riches my pockets would hold
I'd be oh so wealthy with treasures untold
If teardrops were pennies and heartaches were gold

But teardrops aren't pennies
And heartaches aren't gold