Dear john-artist: pat boone from "pat boone's greatest hits"-dot dlp 25455-peak billboard position # 44 in 1960-previously a # 1 country hit for jean shepard and ferlin husky in 1953-words and music by billy barton, fuzzy owen, and lewis a. talleychorusdear john (dear john)oh, how i hate to writedear john (dear john)i must let you know tonightthat my love for you has gonethere's no reason to go onfor tonight i wed another, dear johnspoken: i was overseas in battle when the postman came to me. and he handed me a letter. aww, i was happy as i could be. you see, the fighting was all over and the battles, they'd all been won. then i, i opened up the letter and it started "dearjohn."chorus(dear john)spoken: will you please send back my picture? you see, my husband wants it now. when i tell you who i'm wedding you won't care, dear, anyhow. now the ceremony has started and i'll wed your brother don. please wish us happiness forever, dear john.transcribed by robin hoodthese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned aboveand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheetmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.