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The Letter

The Box Tops

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Box Tops

Vocals

Alex Chilton

Guitar

Gary Talley

Guitar

John Evans

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Wayne Carson Thompson

Wayne Carson Thompson

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Dan Penn

Producer

Bob Irwin

Mastering Engineer

Kip Smith

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home

My baby just wrote me a letter

[Verse 2]

I don't care how much money I gotta spend

Got to get back to my baby again

Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home

My baby just wrote me a letter

[Bridge]

Well, she wrote me a letter

Said she couldn't live without me no more

Listen, mister, can't you see?

I got to get back to my baby once more

Any way, yeah

[Verse 3]

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home

My baby just wrote me a letter

[Bridge]

Well, she wrote me a letter

Said she couldn't live without me no more

Listen, mister, can't you see?

I got to get back to my baby once more

Any way, yeah

[Verse 4]

Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane

Ain't got time to take a fast train

Lonely days are gone, I'm a-goin' home

My baby just wrote me a letter

Because my baby just wrote me a letter

Written by: Wayne Carson Thompson