Mailman, please stop by my box today Mailman, please stop by my box today You know, I'm lookin' for a letter from my baby, you know, I want to hear from her right away Reason I ain't been gettin' no mail, you know, I done found out what it's all about Reason I ain't gettin' no mail, you know, I done found out what it's all about You know the mailman been gettin' drunk, he been leavin' my mail at somebody else's house Now, I been waitin' on the mailman, he usually come along about 11 o'clock Now, I been waitin' on the mailman, you know, he usually come along about 11 o'clock Now, I guess he musta had car trouble, or either the road musta be blocked Mailman, please don't you lose your head Mailman, please don't you lose your head You know, I'm lookin' for a letter from my babe, some of my people might be dead