I was standing by my window yesterday mo rnin?
Without a thought of worry or of reg ret
When I saw the postman coming down the p athway
He was br ingin? me a letter edged in bl ack
Well he rang the bell and whistled while he waited
Than he said good morning to you Ja ck
But he never knew the sorrow that he bro ught me
When he ha nded me that letter edged in bl ack
With trem bling hand I took the letter from hi m
I broke the seal and this is what it sa id
Come home my boy your dear old father w ants you
Come home my boy your dear old mother's de ad
The la st words that your mother ever ut tered
Was tell my boy I want him to come ba ck
My eyes are dim my poor old heart is bre akin?
And I?m writ ing you this letter edged in bl ack
I bo wed my head in sorrow and then in sil ence
The sunshine of my life it all has fl ed
Since the postman brought that letter yesterday mo rnin?
Sayin? come home m y boy your poor old mother?s da y
Tho se angry words I wish I?d never sp oken
You know I never meant them don?t you Ja ck
May the angels bear me witness I am as king
Your forgi veness in this letter edged in bl ack