The Postman Delivered the Letter
Norma
tells about the postman delivering a letter from her son who was killed
in the war?
Any help in the right direction would be appreciated.
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Norma Rieck
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"It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling
exception, is composed of others." --John Andrew Holmes
Joel Shimberg
<a...@mail.xtalwind.net> wrote:
>Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics or recording of a song that
>tells about the postman delivering a letter from her son who was killed
>in the war?
A great song, it was written by Ernest Tubb, who recorded it, probably
more than once. Use a search engine for songs, and look under "The
Soldier's Last Letter" or "The Last Letter."
I know that Jack Elliot recorded it on "Country Style," but that's around
1966, and harder to find than Ernest Tubb.
Best wishes,
Joel Shimberg
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Peter S. Shenkin
(as well as The Blue Sky Boys and Roy Acuff) is a different great song,
written by Rex Griffin.
"Soldier's Last Letter" was redone by Merle Haggard in the Vietnam era.
Merle doesn't sing all the verses that Ernest sings, but his is also a great
rendition.
Tubb's version (1944) is on his album in "The Country Music Hall of Fame"
series, MCA CD MCAD-10086. I'm sure you can get it at Amazon, among other
places. The co-author is listed as Henry Stewart. Given the way things
worked back then, this might mean that he really wrote it, and that Tubb
just had his name put on it as a form of profit sharing.
-P.
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Carl Baron
Norma wrote:
> Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics or recording of a song that
> tells about the postman delivering a letter from her son who was killed
> in the war?
>
> Any help in the right direction would be appreciated.
>
> --
> Norma Rieck
> a...@xtalwind.net
>
> "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling
> exception, is composed of others." --John Andrew Holmes
SOLDIER'S LAST LETTER
Written by Redd Stewart and Ernest Tubb
(As performed by George Jones)
When the postman delivered the letter
Well, it filled her old heart full of joy
But she din't know 'til she read the inside
It was the last one from her darling boy
"Dear Mom," was the way that it started
"I miss you so much," it went on
"And, Mom, I didn't know that I loved you so
But I'll prove it when this war is won"
"I'm writing this down in a trench, Mom
So don't scold if it isn't so neat
For you know as you did, when I was a kid
And would come home with mud on my feet"
"Well, the captain just gave us our orders
And mom we will carry them through
I'll finish this letter the first chance I get
But for now I'll just say I love you"
Then the mother's old hands began to tremble
As she fought against tears in her eyes
For they came unashamed, there was no name
And she knew that her darlin' had died
That night as she knelt down by her bedside
She prayed, "Lord above, hear my plea
Protect all the sons who are fighting tonight
And dear God keep America free"
© Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI)
from:
http://www.albany.net/~coollz/george-soldiers.htm
Carl