[1st verse:] Dear Mayme, I want to explain Why I sat down to write you this note Gee, Mayme, I do feel ashamed It's the first letter I ever wrote There's some little something 'way down in my heart I haven't the nerve to say But sooner or later I must make a start So it might as well be today [Refrain:] I love you, I love you, I love you, Mayme I'd like to be there with a pretty spiel But three simple words can explain how I feel I love you, I want you, I need you, is all that I know My love to your ma, kind regards to your pa And kisses to you from Joe [2nd verse:] P.S. Dear Mayme can you guess Who I saw, well it's old Parson Brown Gee whiz, he was chock full of biz' And he wants you and me to come 'round Now I've bought a bargain, a nice wedding ring Worth twenty, I bought it for ten Jim Jones wants to buy it for fifteen next spring Do you want me to sell it again?
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