Jim Reeves - The Letter Edged In Black Lyrics
I was standin' by my window yesterday morning
Without a thought of sorrow or of care
When I saw the postman comin' up the pathway
With such a smiling face and jolly air.
Then he said; "Good morning to you, Jack"
But he little knew the sorrow that he brought me
When he handed me a letter edged in black.
With trembling hands I took the letter from him
I open it and sifted what it said:
"Come home my boy, your dear old daddy wants you
Come home my boy, your dear old mother's dead."
"The last words your mother ever uttered
My eyes are blurred, my poor old heart is breaking
As, I write to you this letter edged in black."
"Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken
You know I didn't mean them, don't you, Jack
May the angels bear me witness, I am asking
Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black."...
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Jim Reeves The Letter Edged In Black Comments
Gentleman JIM REEVES 🎤🎸❤❤❤
Listen to this Jimmie Rodgers-style version from 1938. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXXXmcs-K60
This song was mentioned in The Beverley Hillbillies "The Gypsy Curse".
A very touching song and sung in his usual fantastic voice. This is the first time that I know of this song . Thank you for uploading.
Great song
Awesome song 65
Jim Reeves, I love your voice and your amazing story songs. So very poignant.
I was standin' by my window yesterday morning
Without a thought of sorrow or of care
When I saw the postman comin' up the pathway
With such a smiling face and jolly air.
He rang the bell and whistled as he waited
Then he said; "Good morning to you, Jack"
But he little knew the sorrow that he brought me
When he handed me a letter edged in black.
With trembling hands I took the letter from him
I open it and sifted what it said:
"Come home my boy, your dear old daddy wants you
Come home my boy, your dear old mother's dead."
"The last words your mother ever uttered
Tell my boy I want him to come back
My eyes are blurred, my poor old heart is breaking
As, I write to you this letter edged in black."
"Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken
You know I didn't mean them, don't you, Jack
May the angels bear me witness, I am asking
Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black."
They used to sing this song at family gathering at my grandparents at new years back in the 1950's!
Whether its Jim ,hank snow or slim Whitman, it's a song I first heard back in the late fifties when country music was country music, if only we could go back to that time and not have to listen to the crapp they dish up to us today and try to tell us it's country music ,they apparently haven't listened to music like this
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Wow! What a song and what a rendition!!!!
Only Jim could sing this way. Wish he had lived much much longer.
First heard this song by Slim Whitman had his record of it so I'm more familiar with him singing it I've also heard Hank Snows version too, now I've just heard Jim Singing it love All three versions but prefer the one I'm more familiar with by Slim.
A song was supposedly to be from the voice of jim
JIM REEVES my love!!😘
No words for what this voice and song do to my heart!
This song was on one of Mum's old 78's, this version by Jim is a lot better, thanks for the memories, time flies!
My father was a fan of Jim Reeves
He always love all the song of Jim
Unfortunately he pass away when I listening these music I think of him
record lable is rca victor
I’m 54 now. My eldest brother told me today my mom used to sing 🎶 this to us. She raised eight kids and ran the household. My pops made the money and she managed it. They both passed Young in life, miss them so much. Just learning now to accept and try and look at it differently
Thank you so much for posting this! Beautiful song that has new meaning for me now. 😢
Life can sometimes be so cruel pal.
Gone too soon wat a wonderful voice,rest in peace Jim Reeves with your awesome voice u are sadly missed
songs with a meaning and a feeling .
First I have ever heard this recording by Jim Reeves!
Years ago when you received a letter edged in black, it was recognized immediately as being bad news. A wonderfully written and beautiful song.
SImply beautiful and touching. I don't remember listening to this one back in the day.
Jim Reeves is the best of the best!!
wow ); such a lovely song
Perfect, as usual. This song goes way back, and it’s great.
Great song, great voice, Jim Reeves was superg
Have heard a few different versions of this by other singers but man, this one just hits home. The music, the softness of his voice, the background hymns...incredible. Makes me so sad and teary-eyed but still, what a beautiful song.
Great song
Black ppl good ppl
Great to hear this song once again...:)
My Dad sang this to me sixty plus years ago.
Never a more sad song than this.
been a while since i heard this thanks
Haven't heard this song before.Thanks for posting.
You don't get better than this now this is what you call music
There is none to compare His sings will always be cherished
a voice never that will forget .. remembering his Nashville music since I born & raised in the u.s. going to school in queens
in 1950s jim reeves wrote this song from Nashville the Letter Edged in black. RCA
merry xmas
Don't think he wrote it....
Love this one. Haven't heard this in about 30 years. Thanks for posting.
thinking about my late mum as I listen to this number 😢
One of my dads favorite songs. RIP dad I love you.
jim reeves is a great singer the best
very old song by bradley kincade
Loved Jim Reeves ever since I was a little kid and Penny Candy was my favorite of all his songs <3
even though the Nashville sound was developed by the great Hank Williams and the drifting cowboys in the late 40s and early 50s.... one can say Jim single handedly popularised it by fine tunning it to touch the souls of millions who listen to his music......
greatsong
that is Jim you can't replicate that vioce
+lucky isele oh yes this is jim love him woderful kind man
i love his songs
The velvet voice of Mr.Jim Reeves outstanding!
So beautiful
Cant wait to love Jim Reeves sound.
A voice which is like warm chocolate over velvet.......
Beautiful song
My father used to sing this song when I was a little girl, I haven't heard it since, and I'm 60 years old now, dad's been gone for years, brings tears to my eyes
Many thanks for uploading The Letter Edged in Black by Jim Reeves. I've been a great admirer of Jim Reeves ever since I came across this beautiful song of his on the radio some time in the early 1960s. I've been looking for this song for a long time.
A MILLION THANK YOUS TO TOFFEEBAR FOR UPLOADING THIS PARTICULAR SONG, SURE APPRECIATED YOUR GENEROUSITY!!