Dear Corrine, on the third
Got your letter from the first
I've been so tired but now I'm fine

I've got a bar, said he's swell
Said he takes his time telling folks to go to hell
With a handlebar riding across his face

Should the medicine fail me today
Send a prayer, if you can, my way
If my body breaks
Then my heart you'll take this time

Without you it's hard to sleep
It's a wooden shack but it's mine and its cheap
And a half a block from the job I got

Oh hey, my doll, did you hear?
Mother's a mess and we all live in fear
And nature, she's gonna take her course

And when the night falls black over me
And the moon crawls over the sea
If my body breaks
Then my heart you'll take this time

Dear Corrine, won't you send me your love?
Tie a note to the foot of a dove
If my body breaks
Then my heart you'll take this time

Darling, did you get the money?
Twenty three dollars is all I could manage today
Will that be okay?

Went to the beach just yesterday
Hope it's nice when you make it out this way, Corrine
The sand was warm on my feet

But when the night falls black over me
And the moon crawls over the sea
If my body breaks
Then my heart you'll take this time

And if the wind rushes into my bones
Pick me up and delivers me home
And if my body breaks
Then my heart you'll take this time