SOLDIER'S LAST LETTER

by Ernest Tubb     [3/4 time]

Written by Sgt. Henry Stewart and Ernest Tubb

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When the postman delivered a letter

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It filled her dear heart full of joy

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But she didn't know till she read the inside

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It was the last one from her darling boy

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Dear Mom was the way that it started

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I miss you so much it went on

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Mom I didn't know that I loved you so 

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But I'll prove it when this war is won

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I'm writing this down in a trench Mom

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Don't scold if it isn't so neat

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You know as you did when I was a kid

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And I'd come home with mud on my feet

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The captain just gave us our orders

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And Mom we will carry them through

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I'll finish this letter the first chance I get

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But now I'll just say I love you

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Then the mother's old hands began to tremble

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And she fought against tears in her eyes

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But they came unashamed for there was no name 

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And she knew that her darling had died

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That night as she knelt by her bedside

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She prayed Lord above hear my plea

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And protect all the sons that are fighting tonight

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And dear God keep America free