Somebody please, if somebody will Let them take a letter to my girl, Lucille Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still I think about her constantly Somebody please, if somebody can Let them take a letter from this lonely man All I ask is, Lord, make her understand I'll die if she don't wait for me I heard a rumor from the guys in Cell A You've served your time and you are leaving today Well, there is something you can do for me To help your ol' friend, help me, please 'Cause I've got seven years in this old pen Till I'm home again Somebody please, if somebody will Let them take a letter to my girl, Lucille Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still I think about her constantly Somebody please, if somebody can Let them take a letter from this lonely man All I ask is, Lord, make her understand I'll die if she don't wait for me To hear you tell it, you're all innocent men But I was guilty and I'd do it all again Just to hold her for a minute or two I'd steal a king's crown, yes, I would If I don't reach that girl some way I know there'll be another man around Somebody please, if somebody will Let them take a letter to my girl, Lucille Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still Because I think about her constantly Ugh, somebody please, if somebody can Let them take a letter from this lonely man All I ask is, Lord, why don't you make her understand Because I'll die if she don't wait for me Ooh, somebody please, if somebody will Let them take a letter to my girl, Lucille Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still I think about her constantly
Somebody please, if somebody will Let them take a letter to my girl, Lucille Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still I think about her constantly Somebody please, if somebody can Let them take a letter from this lonely man All I ask is, Lord, make her understand I'll die if she don't wait for me I heard a rumor from the guys in Cell A You've served your time and you are leaving today Well, there is something you can do for me To help your ol' friend, help me, please 'Cause I've got seven years in this old pen Till I'm home again Somebody please, if somebody will Let them take a letter to my girl, Lucille Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still I think about her constantly Somebody please, if somebody can Let them take a letter from this lonely man All I ask is, Lord, make her understand I'll die if she don't wait for me To hear you tell it, you're all innocent men But I was guilty and I'd do it all again Just to hold her for a minute or two I'd steal a king's crown, yes, I would If I don't reach that girl some way I know there'll be another man around Somebody please, if somebody will Let them take a letter to my girl, Lucille Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still Because I think about her constantly Ugh, somebody please, if somebody can Let them take a letter from this lonely man All I ask is, Lord, why don't you make her understand Because I'll die if she don't wait for me Ooh, somebody please, if somebody will Let them take a letter to my girl, Lucille Let them tell her, Lord, how I'm missing her still I think about her constantly