The Letter
by 
B.B. King 
/ Adams 
recording of 19 
from 
B.B.'s Boogie (Mastertone 8342) 
& 
Paying the Cost to Be the Boss (Delta 17141) 
Yes, I want to write a letter, but I don't know just where I begin 
Yes, I want to write a letter, people, but I don't know just where I begin 
Well, I tell you, it's a sin, people, the way I've been treated by my so called friends 
Yes, if I got a dollar, they want to borrow half a buck, whoa, and if I want to gamble 
They wanna jinx me and give me bad luck, so, I tell you it's a sin, people 
The way I've been treated by my so called friends 
Yes, they say friends, they're the greatest thing in the world, yes, they say close, close friends 
They're the greatest thing in the world, but I think that's all wrong people 
Because my best friend have taken my girl