Tonart: C major
Verse 1
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I was standing by
my window
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Without a thought of worry or of care
When I saw the postman
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coming up the pathway
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With such a smiling face and jolly air
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He rang the bell and
He smiled and said,
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good morning to you Jack
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But he little knew the sorrow
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that he gave me
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An d with trembling hands
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I took the letter from him
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I opened it and here is what it said
Come home my boy,
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your dear old father needs you
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your dear old mother's dead
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These words the last your
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mother ever uttered
Word tell, my boy,
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I want him to come back
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My eyes are blurred,
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my poor heart nearly breaking
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As I'm writing you this letter,
Then I bowed my head
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in silence and in sorrow
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The sunshine in my life, it all has left
Since the postman brought that letter
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yesterday morning
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Saying come home my boy,
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your dear old mother's dead
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Those harsh words,
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I'm sorry they were spoken
You know I didn't mean them,
The angels bear me witness,
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Your forgiveness in the letter
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