I recieved the letter you wrote dear in which you said you'd wait for me

I'm asking you to please not to wait dear it will only ruin your life I see

Now please don't wait for me darling we could never be happy I know

I'll always be a next convict and branded wherever I go



In three years my sentence is over the gate will swing wide for me

The warden will say I'm a free man but my name will never be free

Please don't wait for me darling...



May God bless you for your kindness you've stuck with me through thick and thin

I love you too much to disgrace you in closing God bless you again

Now please don't wait for me darling...