Listen to I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter by Fats Waller

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

Fats Waller

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Waller

Lead Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Joseph Charles "Joe" Young

Joseph Charles "Joe" Young

Lyrics

Fred E. Ahlert

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Waller

Producer

Lyrics

I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter

And make believe it came from you

I'm gonna write words, oh, so sweet

They're gonna knock me off my feet

A lotta kisses on the bottom

I'll be glad I got 'em

I'm gonna smile and say, "I hope you're feeling better"

And close "with love" the way you do

I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter

And make believe it came from you

Gonna smile and say, "I hope you're feeling better"

And close "with love" the way you do

I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter

And make believe, make believe, make believe it came from you

Written by: Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young

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