Letter Edged In Black Lyrics - Red Sovine

I was standing by my window yesterday morning 

Without a thought a worry or of care 

When I saw the postman coming down the pathway 

With such a happy smile and jolly air 

He rang the bell and he 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 a letter edged in black 

With trembling hands I took the letter from him 

I broke the seal and this is what it said 

Come home my boy your poor old father wants you 

Come home my boy your dear old mother's dead 

Your mother's last words she ever uttered 

Was tell my boy I want him to come back 

Oh my eyes are blurred my poor old heart is breaking 

While I'm writing you this letter edged in black 

Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken 

You know I did not mean them don't you Jack 

May the angels bear me witness I am asking 

Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black 

I can see the postman whistling every morning 

Coming down the pathway with his pack 

But he never knew the sorrow that he brought me 

When he handed me a letter edged in black