Bobby Bare and Skeeter Davis
"A Dear John Letter" lyrics

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

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 have all been won
But then I opened up the letter
And that started "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 dear anyhow
And it hurts me so to tell you
That my love for you has gone
But tonight I wed your brother
Dear John

Tonight I wed another dear John