A little bit of soapthe jarmelswords and music by bert berns (a/k/a bert russell)peaked at # 12 in 1961this popular oldie was later covered as minor singles by garnet mimms in 1965, by the exciters in 1966, by paul davis in 1970, and by nigel olsson as a top 40 hit in 1979.a little bit of soap will wash away your lipstick on my facebut a little bit of soap will never never never ever erasethe pain in my heart and my eyes as i go through the lonely yearsa little bit of soap will never wash away my tearsmmm, a little bit of soap will wash away your powder from my china little bit of soap will never never never ever beginto take away the hurt that i feel as i go through the lonely yearsa little bit of soap will never wash away my tears, mmm, mmm, mmm have you heard when love begins to die it leaves someone to cry night and day? like a bird, you left your robin's nest and-a just like all the rest you flew awaymmm, a little bit of soap will take away your perfume eventuallybut a little bit of soap will never wash away the memoryof your name in the night that i call through the lonely yearsa little bit of soap will never wash away my tearsi'll never lose the memory of your name in the night that i call through the lonely yearsa little bit of soap will never wash away my tearsmmm, a little bit of soap-a will never wash away my tearsfademmm, it's gonna never, never, never, uh-huh, wash away my tears