Dear John Dear John, oh how I hate to write, Dear John, I must let you know tonight, That my love for you has gone, there's no reason to go on, For tonight I wed another, dear John. (I was overseas in battle, when the postman came to me, and he handed me a letter. Oh, I was happy as I can be. You see, the fighting was all over, and the battles, they'd all been won. And I, 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 gone, there's no reason to go on, For tonight I wed another, dear John. (Will you please send back my picture. You see, my husband wants it now. When I tell you who I am wedding, you won't care dear, anyhow. Now the ceremony has started, and I wed your brother Don. Please wish us happiness forever, Dear John).