Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John.

Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John, I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John
Dear John, oh, how I hate to write!
Dear John,I must let you know tonight
That my love for you has died away
Like grass upon the lawn,
And tonight I wed another Dear John


I was overseas in battle
When the postman came to me.
He handed me a letter,
And I was just as happy as I could be,
'Cause the fighting was all over
And the battles they'd all been won.
But then I opened up the letter
And it started with “Dear John”.

Would you please send back my picture?
My husband wants it now.
When I tell you who I'm wedding,
You won't care, Dear, anyhow,
And it hurts me so to tell you
That my love for you has gone,
And tonight I wed your brother,
Dear John.