Today I burned your old love letters I burned them slowly one by one Before I'd light the flame I'd read them to try and find the wrongs I done The first you wrote me was the sweetest the last one broke my heart in two And all alone I left you weeping for the ashes of your letters tied in blue [ el.banjo ] As I burned your old love letters I watched my dreams go up in smoke I lived again those precious mem'ries I heard each tender word you spoke The first you wrote me was the sweetest the last one said that we were through Our love is there among the ambers in the ashes of your letters tied in blue