《The Letter Edged in Black》歌词

[00:00:00] The Letter Edged in Black - Jimmy Reeves

[00:00:02] Written by：Roy Carter

[00:00:04] I was standin' by my window yesterday morning

[00:00:11] Without a thought of sorrow or of care

[00:00:17] When I saw the postman comin' up the pathway

[00:00:24] With such a smiling face and jolly air

[00:00:30] He rang the bell and whistled as he waited

[00:00:37] Then he said good morning to you Jack

[00:00:42] But he little knew the sorrow that he brought me

[00:00:49] When he handed me a letter edged in black

[00:00:55] With trembling hands I took the letter from him

[00:01:02] I open it and this is what it said

[00:01:08] Come home my boy your dear old daddy wants you

[00:01:15] Come home my boy your dear old mother's dead

[00:01:28] The last words your mother ever uttered

[00:01:34] Tell my boy I want him to come back

[00:01:41] My eyes are blurred my poor old heart is breaking

[00:01:47] As I write to you this letter edged in black

[00:01:53] Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken

[00:02:00] You know I didn't mean them don't you Jack

[00:02:06] May the angels bear me witness I am asking

[00:02:13] Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black