MAIL MYSELF TO YOU
(Woody Guthrie)

CHORUS
I'm a-gonna wrap myself in paper,
I'm gonna daub myself with glue,
Stick some stamps on top of my head;
I'm gonna mail myself to you.

I'm a gonna tie me up in a red string,
I'm gonna tie blue ribbons too,
I'm a-gonna climb up in my mail box;
I'm gonna mail myself to you.
CHORUS

When you see me in your mail box,
Cut the string and let me out;
Wash the glue off my fingers,
Stick some bubble gum in my mouth.
CHORUS

Take me out of my wrapping paper,
Wash the stamps off my head;
Pour me full of ice cream sodies,
Put me in my nice warm bed.
CHORUS


Recorded by : John McCutcheon; Fred Penner;
Earl Robinson; Pete Seeger; Wally Whyton.

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Note from Joe Offer: These are exactly the lyrics found in The Nearly Complete Collection of Woody Guthrie Folk Songs, page 147. Song copyright 1962, Ludlow Music. The first verse is used as a chorus after every verse.