Song Lyrics Hank Snow - Letter Edged in Black    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> H>> Hank Snow Singer Lyrics [Hank Snow other resources]>> Letter Edged in Black Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Hank Snow Music Title/Track: Letter Edged in Black Theme ID: 3922 Album: N/A I was standing by the window yesterday morning, Without a thought of worry or of care, When I saw the postman coming up the pathway, With such a happy look and jolly air. cho: As I heard the postman whistling yester morning, Coming down the pathway with his pack, Oh he little knew the sorrow that he brought me When he handed me that letter edged in black. Oh, he rang the bell and whistled while he waited, And then he said "Good morning to you, Jack." But he little knew the sorrow that he brought me When he handed me that letter edged in black. With trembling hand I took the letter from him, I broke the seal and this is what it said: "Come home, my boy, your dear old father wants you! Come home, my boy, your dear old mother's dead!" "The last words that your mother ever uttered --- 'Tell my boy I want him to come back,' My eyes are blurred, my poor old heart is breaking, For I'm writing you this letter edged in black." I bow my head in sorrow and in silence, The sunshine of my life it all has fled, Since the postman brought that letter yester morning Saying,"Come home, my boy, your dear old mother's dead!:" "Those angry words, I wish I'd never spoken, You know I never meant them, don't you, Jack? May the angels bear me witness, I am asking Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black." Note. The Letter Edged In Black, written by Hattie Nevada, but the authorship being forgotten, moved into the folk tradition. It was recorded by Vernon Dalhart (as Al Craver) for Columbia in November 1925; but perhaps the most popular country version of the song was recorded by Kentucky balladeer Bradley Kincaid, who recorded it for Bluebird on February 14, 1934.GG Recorded by Marty Robbins Just Me And My Guitar 1983 CBS Records LSP 15388Bear Family Records BFX-15119 Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Loose Talk, Mama Tried, Mansion On The Hill, Maria Elena, Marriage And Divorce, Marriage Vow, Married By The Bible Divorced By The Law, Mary Ann Regrets, Me And Bobby McGee, Memories Are Made Of This, Merry-Go-Round Of Love, Message From The Tradewinds, Miami Snow, Million And One, Mississippi Blues, Mississippi River Blues, Moonlight And Skies, Mother I Thank You (For The Bible You Gave), Mother I Thank You For The Bible You Gave Me, Mother, The Queen Of My Heart, Music Makin Mama from Memphis, My Adobe Hacienda, My Arabian Baby, My Arms Are A House, My Blue Eyed Jane, My Blue River Rose, My Dreams Tell It Like It Was, My Filipino Rose, My Friends, My Happiness, My LIfe With You, My Little Golden Horseshoe, My Little Grass Shack In Kealakua Hawaii, My Little Grass Shack In Kealazkekue Hawaii, My Little Ole Home Down In New Orleans, My Mother, My Nova Scotia Home, My Rough And Rowdy Ways, My Texas Blue Bonnet Queen, Mysterious Lady From St Martinique, Name Of The Game Was Love, Never No Mo Blues, Nevertheless, Next Voice You Hear, NINETY MILES AN HOUR (Down A Dead End Street), No Golden Tomorrow Ahead, No Letter Today, No Longer A Prisoner, No One Will Ever Know, Nobody Knows But Me, Other Hank Snow song Lyrics (seashores Of) Old Mexico Lyrics 90 Miles An Hour Lyrics 90 Miles An Hour (Down A Dead End Street) Lyrics A Daisy Day Lyrics A Good Gal Is Good To Find Lyrics A Letter To Santa Claus Lyrics A Little Box Of Pine On The 729 Lyrics A Message From The Trade Winds Lyrics A Scale To Measure Love Lyrics Act 1, Act 2, Act 3 Lyrics Address Unknown Lyrics ...Show All Other Artists Hank The Knife The Jets Lyrics Hank Thompson Lyrics Hank Williams Lyrics Hank Williams III Lyrics Hank Williams Jr. Lyrics Hank Williams Sr. Lyrics Hankey Mr Lyrics Hanna Berglund Lyrics Hanna Pakarinen Lyrics Hannah Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy