well when i woke up this mornin there was a note upon my door said don t make me no coffee babe cause i won t be back no more and that s all she wrote dear john i ve sent your saddle home now jonah got along in the belly of the whale daniel in the lion s den but i know a guy that didn t try to get along and he won t get a chance again and that s all she wrote dear john i ve fetched your saddle home well she didn t forward no address nor she didn t say goodbye all she said was if you get blue just hang your little head and cry and that s all she wrote dear john i ve sent your saddle home now my gal s short and stubby she s strong as she can be but if that little old gal of mine ever get s a hold of me that s all she wrote dear john i ve sent your saddle home now jonah got along in the belly of the whale daniel in the lion s den but i know a man that didn t try to get along and he won t get a chance again and that s all she wrote dear john i ve fetched your saddle home now i went down to the bank this morning the cashier said with a grin i feel so sorry for you hank but your wife has done been in and that s all she wrote dear john i ve sent your saddle home