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Artist: Hans Theessink
Canonical path: /hans-theessink/death-letter-blues
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Death Letter Blues
Read Death Letter Blues lyrics by Hans Theessink on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Death Letter Blues
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I received a letter, it was addressed in red
I received a letter, it was addressed in red
It said "Come on home daddy, your mama is dead"
I went to the depot, caught the train a-flyin'
I went to the depot, caught the train a-flyin'
When I walked in her door, saw my little baby's dyin'
I went to her bedside, looked down in her face
I went to her bedside, looked down in her face
Said "I love you, love you, baby but I just can't take your place"
Well you don't mind your water, until your well runs dry
Well you don't mind your water, until your well runs dry
You don't miss your mama, till the day she's gonna die
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Hans Theessink performs "Death Letter Blues", and this lyric page sits inside the Hans Theessink catalog on LyroVerse.
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