| I got a letter from my baby
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| Came in the mail yesterday
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| She had an awful lot on her mind
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| She had an awful lot to say
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| Well, she treated me like an old, old friend
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| Just like a used to be Well, I know by heart the words she wrote to me Oh yeah, well, well
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| She said, «Dear Mister Johnson
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| Please sent back the letter that
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| I wrote you long time ago
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| We were kids, thought we were in love.»
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| Oh yeah, well
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| She said, «Dear Mister Johnson
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| Please send back a picture that we took.»
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| And it was signed respectfully, Miss Brooks
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| Oh yeah, well, well
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| Well I cried and I cried and I cried some more
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| I fell right down and I cried on the floor
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| I was hurtin' way down deep inside
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| Where it don’t show, don’t show
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| Well, I never felt so bad in my whole life
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| Thought Miss Brooks was gonna be my wife
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| But I done found out how wrong a man in love can be Oh yeah
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| Well, I cried yesterday and all last night
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| Nothin' ever gonna be alright
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| Oh, well I called Miss Brooks on the phone
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| And here’s what I said well, I cried, I said now
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| Please-se-se-se don’t-o-o-on't make-a-a-ake me send you
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| The letters that you wrote me Wrote me long time ago-o-o
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| Please-se-se-se don’t-o-o-on't make-a-a-ake me Send you back the pictures that we took
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| Cause I still love you Miss Brooks
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| Well I cried and I cried and I cried some more
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| Fell right down and I cried on the floor
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| I was hurtin' way down deep inside
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| Where it don’t show, oh, well, well
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| Well, I never felt so bad in my whole life
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| I thought Miss Brooks was gonna be my wife
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| But I done found out how wrong a man in love can be |