DEAR ONE
J. L. Finneran & V. C. Finneran


Larry Finnegan  (accompaniment by Robin Ward)




Dear One, Dear One, Dear One.


When the mailman came to our house this mornin',
I was waitin' right there for him at the door.
But when I opened up and read your last letter,
Then I knew that I would wait for him no more.


'Cause you said, "Dear One,
There's somethin' that I have to tell you.
Dear One,
There's somethin' that I have to say-ay-ay.
Dear One,
He's tall, dark and, well, you know how it is.
And Dear One,
He stole my heart away."


Aw, please don't cry (Please don't cry).
Try not to be sad (Try not to be sad).
I tried and I tried (I tried and I tried)
Not to hurt you bad (Not to hurt you bad).
I tried so hard (I tried so hard)
Oh, not to give in (Not to give in).
But I lost my head
And I lost my heart
And I lost your love to him.


Then she said, "Dear One,
There' somethin' that I have to tell you.
Dear One,
There's somethin' that I have to say-ay-ay.
Dear One,
He's tall, dark and, well, you know how it is.
And Dear One,
He stole my heart away."


(Instrumental portion.)


Oh, oh, oh, "Dear One,
There's somethin' that I have to tell you.
Dear One,
There's somethin' that I have to say-ay-ay.
Dear One,
He's tall, dark and, well, you know how it is.
And Dear One,
He stole my heart away."


'Cause you said, "Dear One,
There's somethin' that I have to tell you.
Dear One,
There's somethin' that I have to say-ay-ay.
Dear One,
He's tall, dark and, well, you know how it is.
And Dear One,
He stole my heart away."


Oh, Dear One,
He stole my heart away.
Ah, Dear One,
He stole my heart away.
Oh, Dear One,
He stole my heart away.










(Contributed by Michael S. Kader - October 2008)