Bobby Bare
Lyricist: Billy Barton/Fuzzy Owen/Lewis A.Talley Composer: Billy Barton/Fuzzy Owen/Lewis A.Talley
A Dear John Letter
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died
And when I grasp it won't be long.
And tonight I wed another, dear John
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died
And when I grasp it won't be long.
And tonight I wed another, dear John
I was overseas in battle
When the postman came to me
He handed me a letter
And I was as happy as I could be
Cause the fighting was all over
And the battles they'd all be won
But then I opened up that letter
And it stated: Dear John
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died
And when I grasp it won't be long.
And tonight I wed another, dear John
Won't you please send back my picture?
My husband wants it now,
When I tell you who I'm wedding,
You won't care, do you anyhow?
And it hurts me so to tell you
That my love for you is gone,
But tonight I wed your brother,
Dear John