dear john (i sent your saddle home)

when i woke up this morning, there was a note upon my door, saying " don't make me no coffee, babe, cause i won't be back no more", and that's all she wrote, "dear john", i sent your saddle home", now jonah got along in the belly of a whale, daniel in the lion's den, i know a guy that didn't try to get along, and he won't get a chance again, that's all she wrote, "dear john", i sent your saddle home", she didn't forward no address, no she never said goodbye, all she said was "if you get blue, just hang your little head and cry", that's all she wrote, "dear john", i sent your saddle home", now my gal's short and stubby, she's mean as she can be, if that little old gal of mine, ever gets a hold of me, that's all she wrote, "dear john", i fetched your saddle home", went down to the bank this morning, the cashier said with a grin, i'm sorry for you little john, but your wife has done been in, that's all she wrote, "dear john", i sent your saddle home", that's all she wrote, "dear john", i sent your saddle home"