The Letter Edged in Black-Hank Snow

[ti:The Letter Edged in Black] [ar:Hank Snow] [al:The Early Hank Snow Vol.4] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.01]The Letter Edged in Black - Hank Snow [00:00.02]Written by：Carter [00:00.04] [00:08.64]I was standing' by my window yesterday morning [00:15.21] [00:16.58]Without a thought of worry or of care [00:24.50]When I saw the postman coming' up the pathway [00:30.63] [00:32.82]With such a happy face and jolly air [00:40.67]He rang the bell and whistled as he waited [00:47.21] [00:48.43]Then he said "Good morning to you Jack" [00:54.50] [00:56.08]But he little knew the sorrow he had brought me [01:02.75] [01:03.86]As he handed me a letter edged in black [01:10.18] [01:12.27]With trembling hand I took this letter from him [01:17.94] [01:19.91]I broke the seal and this is what it said: [01:25.02] [01:27.24]"Come home my boy your dear old father wants you [01:34.14] [01:35.34]Come home my boy your dear old mother's dead " [01:41.23] [01:43.52]"The last words your mother ever uttered [01:48.95] [01:51.23]Tell my boy I want him to come back [01:57.13] [01:58.71]My eyes are blurred my poor old heart is breaking [02:04.57] [02:06.36]I'm writing you this letter edged in black " [02:12.44] [02:14.58]I bowed my head in sorrow and in sadness [02:19.77] [02:22.34]The sunshine of my life it all had fled [02:28.08] [02:29.58]Since the post man brought that letter yesterday morning [02:36.94] [02:37.49]Come home my boy your dear old mother's dead " [02:45.82]"Forget those angry words that we had spoken [02:52.69] [02:53.49]You know I didn't mean them don't you Jack [03:01.00]May the angels bear as witness I am asking [03:07.75] [03:08.49]Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black "