It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
cry if I want to, cry if I want to.
You would cry too
if it happened to you (if it happened to you).
Nobody knows where my Johnny has gone
but Judy left the same time.
Why was he holding her hand
when he's supposed to be mine?
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
cry if I want to, cry if I want to.
You would cry too
if it happened to you (if it happened to you).
Judy and Johnny just walked through the door
Like a queen with her king
Oh, what a birthday surprise
Judy's wearing his ring.
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
cry if I want to, cry if I want to.
You would cry too
if it happened to you (if it happened to you).
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
sigh if I want to, die if I want to.
You would cry too
if it happened to you.
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
cry if I want to, cry if I want to.
You would cry too
if it happened to you.
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to,
cry if I want to, cry if I want to.
You would cry too...
This song was written by John Gluck, Wally Gold, Herbert Weiner, and Seymour Gottlieb. It was first released by Helen Shapiro in 1963, and then later in 1963 by Lesley Gore. Gore's version became a #1 hit in both the United States and Great Britain.