Letter Edged In Black

by The Crooked Jades

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I was standing by the window yesterday morning,
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Without a thought of worry or of care,
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When I saw the postman coming up the pathway,
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With such a happy look and jolly air.

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As I heard the postman whistling yester morning,
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Coming down the pathway with his pack,
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Oh he little knew the sorrow that he brought me
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When he handed me that letter edged in black.

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Oh, he rang the bell and whistled while he waited,
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And then he said "Good morning to you, Jack."
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But he little knew the sorrow that he brought me
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When he handed me that letter edged in black.

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"Those angry words, I wish I'd never spoken,
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You know I never meant them, don't you, Jack?
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May the angels bear me witness, I am asking
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Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black."

This plays with an instrumental arrangement, same Artist, run time
1:52.