The Mail Will Go Through - Tom Paxton

Yes sir, modern life is scary, it’s sure tough on me and thee

It’s hard to count on anything these days

But when things get too hairy with their insecurity

You can count on the Post Office, Lord be praised

They say we’ll all be cinders in the end (in the end)

But there’s one bright hope on which we may depend (may depend)

They can go and drop the big one but the mail will go through

That’s a promise to you, that the mail will go through

There’ll be no one left to read it, but the mail will go through

What a wonderful change that will be

The announcement was so welcome;

it allayed our deepest fears

It was met with heartfelt cheers (hurray!) as we sank a couple o'

Beers

We can write to all our loved ones saying, we’re no longer here

And the mail will go through (rain or shine)

They can go and drop the big one but the mail will go through

That’s a promise to you, that the mail will go through

There’ll be no one left to read it, but the mail will go through

What a wonderful change that will be

When the final war is over and it’s been a great success

We’ve been powdered, more or less — comes the mail man express

He’ll come sifting through the ashes till he finds the right address

And the mail will go through (rain or shine)

They can go and drop the big one but the mail will go through

That’s a promise to you, that the mail will go through

There’ll be no one left to read it, but the mail will go through

What a wonderful change that will be

So the future can’t be all bad;

there’s a lot you’ve got to like

If they’ve vaporized your bike you can take a little hike

And get your letter in the chute between the first and second strike

And the mail will go through (rain or shine)

They can go and drop the big one but the mail will go through

That’s a promise to you, that the mail will go through

There’ll be no one left to read it, but the mail will go through

What a wonderful change that will be

What a wonderful change that will be