Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die Well, you give me all your lovin' and your turtle dovin' All your hugs and kisses and your money too Well, you know you love me baby Until you tell me, maybe That some day, well I'll be through Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die [Instrumental Interlude] Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die Well, when Cupid shot his dart He shot it at your heart So if we ever part and I leave you You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly That some day, well I'll be blue Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die Well, that'll be the day, hoo-hoo That'll be the day, hoo-hoo That'll be the day, hoo-hoo That'll be the day
Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die Well, you give me all your lovin' and your turtle dovin' All your hugs and kisses and your money too Well, you know you love me baby Until you tell me, maybe That some day, well I'll be through Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die [Instrumental Interlude] Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die Well, when Cupid shot his dart He shot it at your heart So if we ever part and I leave you You sit and hold me and you tell me boldly That some day, well I'll be blue Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry You say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie 'Cause that'll be the day when I die Well, that'll be the day, hoo-hoo That'll be the day, hoo-hoo That'll be the day, hoo-hoo That'll be the day
A música foi composta por Buddy Holly e Jerry Allison, mas seu produtor, Norman Petty, recebeu crédito de co-autor apesar de não ter contribuído para a composição.
Foi gravada pela primeira vez em 1956 por Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes e regravada em 1957 pelos Crickets, sendo a versão posterior a que alcançou o sucesso amplo.
O registro de 1957 foi certificado como ouro pela RIAA em 1969 por vendas superiores a um milhão de cópias nos EUA.
A faixa foi a primeira música gravada pelo grupo Quarrymen, de Liverpool, que mais tarde se tornou os Beatles, servindo como um disco de demonstração.
Apresentada no filme American Graffiti (1973) de George Lucas, o álbum de trilha sonora chegou ao décimo lugar na parada Billboard 200 e foi certificado como triplo platina.
A gravação de 1957 entrou para o Hall da Fama do Grammy em 1998 e foi incluída no Registro de Gravações Nacional dos EUA em 2005 por sua importância cultural, histórica ou estética.
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