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'll wed another dear John
I was over in Korea
When the mail caught up with me
And they handed me a letter,
why I was happy as could be,
for the fighting was all over,
and the peace had just been won.
Then I opened up the letter,
and it started, 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 a lawn
and tonight I'll wet another dear John
Will you please send back my picture?
For he will want it now,
when I tell you who I'm marrying,
why you won't care dear anyhow.
Now the ceremony has started,
and I'll wed your brother, Don.
Will you wish us happiness forever, dear John?