I received 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 [unverified]



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 [unverified]