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I recieved the letter you wrote dear in which you said you'd wait for me
I'm asking you to please not to wait dear it will only ruin your life I see
Now please don't wait for me darling we could never be happy I know
I'll always be a next convict and branded wherever I go
dobro
In three years my sentence is over the gate will swing wide for me
The warden will say I'm a free man but my name will never be free
Please don't wait for me darling...
harmonica
May God bless you for your kindness you've stuck with me through thick and thin
I love you too much to disgrace you in closing God bless you again
Now please don't wait for me darling...