The Letter Edged In Black-Marty Robbins

[ti:The Letter Edged In Black] [ar:Marty Robbins] [al:Maybelline] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.49]The Letter Edged In Black - Marty Robbins [00:02.38] [00:03.00]Written by：Public Domain/Blackwell [00:03.10] [00:04.33]I was standing by my window yesterday morning [00:12.06]Without a thought of worry or of care [00:17.42] [00:18.79]When I saw the postman coming up the pathway [00:25.19] [00:25.77]With such a happy face and jolly air [00:31.31] [00:32.85]He rang the bell and whistled as he waited [00:38.41] [00:40.42]Then he said good morning to you jack [00:45.90] [00:46.63]But he little knew the sorrow he had brought me [00:53.24]When he handed me a letter edged in black [00:59.18] [01:00.84]With trembling hand I took this letter from him [01:07.11] [01:07.87]I broke the seal and this is what it said [01:13.73] [01:14.85]Come home my boy your dear old father wants you [01:21.55]Come home my boy your dear old mother's dead [01:27.85] [01:28.88]I bowed my head in sorrow and in sadness [01:34.71] [01:35.98]The sunshine of my life it all had fled [01:41.71] [01:42.84]When the post man brought that letter yesterday morning [01:49.32]Saying come home my boy your dear old mother's dead [01:55.73] [01:56.74]The last words your mother ever uttered [02:02.55] [02:04.10]Tell my boy I want him to come back [02:09.77] [02:10.59]My eyes are blurred my poor old heart is breaking [02:17.15]So I'm writing you this letter edged in black [02:23.07] [02:24.72]Forget those angry words that we had spoken [02:30.40] [02:31.46]You know I didn't mean them don't you jack [02:38.20]May the angels bear as witness I am asking [02:44.97]Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black