I'M WRITING A LETTER TO HEAVEN
(Doris Mayer / Bill Boyd)

Wesley Tuttle - 1948
Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers - 1948

Also recorded by: Little Mary Hagan; Debbie Dierks.


Once I had my darlin' beside me
To brighten the night and the day
But now she has left me forever
The angels have led her away.

I'm writing a letter to heaven
To one that I always will love
I'm sending my heart in this letter
In care of the angels above.

My life is so empty without her
The world is so lonesome and grey
I'm sending my heart in this letter
And that's where it always will stay.

I know that I'll miss her forever
And that I'll be true through the years
And that's why I'm writing this letter
With ink that is made from my tears.


(Contributed by Ferda Dolunay - July 2005)


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As transcribed from the Bill Boyd recording:


Once I had my darlin' beside me
To brighten the night and the day
But now she has left me forever
The angels have led her away

I'm writing a letter to heaven
To one that I always will love
I'm sending a letter to heaven
In care of the angels above

(Instrumental Break)

I know that I'll miss her forever
And that I'll be true through the years
And that's why I'm writing this letter
With ink that is made from my tears

I'm writing a letter to heaven
To one that I always will love
I'm sending a letter to heaven
In care of the angels above


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2005)


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