First Prayer in Congress [email protected] Back Letter Edged in Black Thanks, Max Hunter's Songs I was standing by my window yesterday morning Without a thought of worry or of care When I saw th postman coming up th pathway With such a merry face an' jolly air VERSE 2 He rang th bell an' whistled as he waited And he said, Good morning to you Jack, But he little knew th sorry that he brought me When he handed me a letter edged in black VERSE 3 With trembling hands I took th letter from him I broke th seal an' this is what it said: Come home my boy, your poor ole Father wants you Please come home, my boy, your dear ole Mother's dead VERSE 4 Th last words your Mother ever uttered Were, tell my boy I want him to come back, My eyes are dim, my poor heart is breaking As I'm writing you this letter edged in black VERSE 5 Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken You know I didn't mean them don't you, Jack And may the angels bear me silent witness Your forgiven in this letter edged in black VERSE 6 I bow my head in silence and in sorrow Th sunlight of my life, it all has fled Since th postman brought that letter yesterday morning Saying, please come home you poor ol Mother's dead VERSE 7 I can see th postman coming up the pathway Coming up th pathway with his pack But he little knew th sorrow that he brought me When he handed me that letter edged in black Above Words Thanks to Max Hunter Max Hunter's Words and Music
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Letter Edged in Black Thanks, Max Hunter's Songs
I was standing by my window yesterday morning Without a thought of worry or of care When I saw th postman coming up th pathway With such a merry face an' jolly air
VERSE 2 He rang th bell an' whistled as he waited And he said, Good morning to you Jack, But he little knew th sorry that he brought me When he handed me a letter edged in black
VERSE 3 With trembling hands I took th letter from him I broke th seal an' this is what it said: Come home my boy, your poor ole Father wants you Please come home, my boy, your dear ole Mother's dead
VERSE 4 Th last words your Mother ever uttered Were, tell my boy I want him to come back, My eyes are dim, my poor heart is breaking As I'm writing you this letter edged in black
VERSE 5 Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken You know I didn't mean them don't you, Jack And may the angels bear me silent witness Your forgiven in this letter edged in black
VERSE 6 I bow my head in silence and in sorrow Th sunlight of my life, it all has fled Since th postman brought that letter yesterday morning Saying, please come home you poor ol Mother's dead
VERSE 7 I can see th postman coming up the pathway Coming up th pathway with his pack But he little knew th sorrow that he brought me When he handed me that letter edged in black Above Words Thanks to Max Hunter
Max Hunter's Words and Music