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, 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 have all been won But then I opened up the letter And that started dear John And tonight I wed another, dear John Dear John, Won't 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 But tonight I wed your brother dear John And tonight I wed another dear John