The Letter Lyrics
[Introduction]
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take no fast train
Oh, the lonely days are gone
I'm coming home
My baby, she wrote me a letter
I don't care how much I've got to spend
I'm gonna find my way, my way back home again
Oh the lonely days are gone
I'm coming home
My baby, she wrote me a letter
She wrote me a letter
Said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen to me, mister, can't you see I've gotta
See my baby once more?
Anyway
I don't care how much I've got to spend
I'm gonna find my way back home again
Oh the lonely days are gone
I'm coming home
My baby, she wrote me a letter
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take no fast train
Oh, the lonely days are gone
I'm coming home
My baby, she wrote me a letter
I don't care how much I've got to spend
I'm gonna find my way, my way back home again
Oh the lonely days are gone
I'm coming home
My baby, she wrote me a letter
She wrote me a letter
Said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen to me, mister, can't you see I've gotta
See my baby once more?
Anyway
I don't care how much I've got to spend
I'm gonna find my way back home again
Oh the lonely days are gone
I'm coming home
My baby, she wrote me a letter
[solo]
She wrote me a letter
Said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen to me, mister, can't you see I've gotta
See my baby once more?
Anyway
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take no fast train
Oh, the lonely days are gone
I'm coming home
My baby she wrote me a letter
My baby wrote me a letter
My baby wrote me a letter
My baby wrote me a letter
She wrote me a letter
Said she couldn't live without me no more
Listen to me, mister, can't you see I've gotta
See my baby once more?
Anyway
Give me a ticket for an aeroplane
I ain't got time to take no fast train
Oh, the lonely days are gone
I'm coming home
My baby she wrote me a letter
My baby wrote me a letter
My baby wrote me a letter
My baby wrote me a letter
About
Genius Annotation
Cocker and Russell tear it up in this cover of the 1967 Box Tops hit. It’s ramped up to 185 BPM, Russell plays a very funky piano and the brass send it over the top.
– Cocker performing in 1970
The studio version of this song wasn’t released until 2005, when it was added to the Deluxe, 35th Anniversary edition of of Mad Dogs & Englishmen.
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Release Date
April 1, 1970
The Letter Is A Cover Of
The Letter Covers
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