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When the postman delivered a letter 
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It filled her dear heart full of joy 
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But she didn't know till she read the inside 
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It was the last one from her darling boy 
  
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Dear Mom was the way that it started 
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I miss you so much it went on 
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Mom I didn't know that I loved you so  
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But I'll prove it when this war is won 
  
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I'm writing this down in a trench Mom 
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Don't scold if it isn't so neat 
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You know as you did when I was a kid 
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And I'd come home with mud on my feet 
  
                             D7  
The captain just gave us our orders 
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And Mom we will carry them through 
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I'll finish this letter the first chance I get 
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But now I'll just say I love you 
  
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Then the mother's old hands began to tremble 
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And she fought against tears in her eyes 
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But they came unashamed for there was no name  
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And she knew that her darling had died 
  
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That night as she knelt by her bedside 
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She prayed Lord above hear my plea 
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And protect all the sons that are fighting tonight 

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