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 an ex
convict and branded wherever I go
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...