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 away

Like grass upon the lawn,

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 away

Like grass upon the lawn,

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 away

Like grass upon the lawn,

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 just as happy as I could be,

'Cause the fighting was all over

And the battles they'd all been won.

But then I opened up the letter

And it started with “Dear John”.

Would you please send back my picture?

My husband wants it now.

When I tell you who I'm wedding,

You won't care, Dear, anyhow,

And it hurts me so to tell you

That my love for you has gone,

And tonight I wed your brother,

Dear John.