Lyr Req: Letter That Never Came (Charlie Poole)

23 Jan 00 - 09:05 PM (#167336)
Subject: c. poole's 'the letter that never came'
From: GUEST,grgptrsn

can anyone help me w/ the second line of the second verse? i've got 'as he waited all those years joy had mingled wiht his tears...' and then i have trouble until 'in his hand he held a note' etc...

i can't find the lyrics anywhere on the web, or in the database here.

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24 Jan 00 - 12:56 AM (#167435)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: c. poole's 'the letter that never ca
From: Stewie

Poole's second verse is:

As he waited all these years
Joy mingled with his tears
His poor soul had faded out with the tide
In his hand he held a note
And those simple words he wrote
If the letter comes just place it by my side

That differs from the Dresser/Sturm original that can be found on the Levy sheet music site. Poole only sang 2 verses whereas the original had three.

Cheers, Stewie.

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