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Return to sender

I gave a letter to the postman,

He put it his sack.

Bright in early next morning,

He brought my letter back.

 

She wrote upon it:

Return to sender, address unknown.

No such number, no such zone.

We had a quarrel, a lovers spat

I write Im sorry but my letter keeps coming back.

 

So then I dropped it in the mailbox

And sent it special d.

Bright in early next morning

It came right back to me.

 

She wrote upon it:

Return to sender, address unknown.

No such person, no such so.

 

This time Im gonna take it myself

And put it right in her hand.

And if it comes back the very next day

Then Ill understand - the writing on it

 

Return to sender, address unknown.

No such number, no such zone.

 

"Return to Sender" is a 1962 rock and roll hit single by American singer Elvis Presley. The song was written by Winfield Scott and Otis Blackwell. It is about a man mailing a letter to his girlfriend after an argument. She continually writes "return to sender" and while he keeps receiving the letter with various reasons for returning to sender, including "address unknown" and "no such person". He keeps mailing letters, refusing to believe the relationship is over. Elvis performed "Return to Sender" in the film Girls! Girls! Girls!.

The song peaked at number one on the United Kingdom music charts, and number two on the American music charts.

The memorable opening bars and backing is provided by Boots Randolph playing a baritone saxophone. Boots also played for Little Richard on tracks such as Long Tall Sally and many other famous artists of the time. Boots died in July 2007 at the age of 80.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J3tdAuBJ3k

 

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