Empty Old Mailbox Song Lyrics and Chords by Don Rigsby
Empty Old Mailbox
Recorded by Don Rigsby
Written by Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall
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Empty old mailbox down
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there by the
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road
Mail
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truck drives by but it don't even
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slow
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Sweet honeysuckle grows over the
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place
Where your farewell words took the
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smile from my
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face
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Empty old mailbox and a heart full of
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pain
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Seasons roll by but the
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hurtin's the
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same
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Darling please write me don't
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waste precious
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time
Or you'll have an empty old
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mailbox like
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mine
A lonely old dog wandered
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by there to
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day
He
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sniffed for a moment then went on his
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way
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A pair of young bluebirds out seeking to
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nest
Passed over the mailbox like
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all of the
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I say I won't go to the
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mailbox
to
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day
That
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lasts 'til eleven then I'm on my
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way
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Down at the mailbox I'm faced with the
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It's empty as promises
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given by
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you
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Empty Old Mailbox?
- The song Empty Old Mailbox was sang by Don Rigsby.
Who is Don Rigsby?
- Donald Glen Rigsby is an American mandolinist, fiddler, guitarist, vocalist, and producer in the bluegrass tradition. He is known for his solo career, and for his work with the Lonesome River Band and Longview.
