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[Verse 1]
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I was standin' by my window yesterday morning
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Without a thought of sorrow or of care
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When I saw the postman coming up the pathway
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With such a smiling face and jolly air

[Verse 2]
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He rang the bell and whistled as he waited
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And then he said; "Good morning to you Jack"
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But he little knew the sorrow that he brought me
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When he handed me a letter edged in black

[Verse 3]
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With trembling hands I took the letter from him
                              G
I open it and this is what it said..
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"Come home my boy, your dear old daddy wants you
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Come home my boy, your dear ole,  mother's dead"

[Break]
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[Verse 4]
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"The last words your mother ever uttered
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For tell my boy I want him to come back
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My eyes are blurred, my poor old heart is breaking
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As, I'm writing you, this letter edged in black"

[Verse 5]
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"Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken
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You know I didn't mean them, don't you Jack
                                     C
May the angels bear me witness, I am asking
        D                                G
Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black"