Dear John dear John

Oh how I hate to write

Dear John dear John

I must let you know tonight

That my love for you has gone

There's no reason to go on

For tonight I wed another

Dear John

I was overseas in battle

When the post man came to me

And he handed me a letter

Aw I was happy as I could be

You see the fighting was

All over

And the battles

They'd all been won

Then I I opened up the letter

And it started

Dear John

Dear John dear John

Oh how I hate to write

Dear John dear John

I must let you know tonight

That my love for you has gone

There's no reason to go on

For tonight I wed another

Dear John

Dear John

Will you please send back my picture

Oh how I hate to write

You see

My husband wants it now

John

When I tell you who I'm wedding

You won't care dear any how

That my love for you

Now the ceremony has started

There's no reason

And I'll wed

To go on

Your brother don

For tonight

Please wish us happiness forever

Dear John

Dear John

John