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 its 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 its 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 picks me up and delivers me home and if my body breaks then my heart you ll take this time