Two hearts on a postcard, and a morning mail Two hearts on a postcard, to the county jailLittle pencil drawings, made by two uncertain hands Addressed by the postman, at a little girl's commandA year or so ago, I punished my two little girls For some childish mischief they had doneI told them they must learn to live right in this big old world To never be unfair to anyoneThen later on that day, I bought two little candy hearts With teardrops in my eyes, I hurried homeI said, this is a symbol of the love in Daddy's heart And I still love you, though you have done wrongThen I got into trouble somewhere down along the line And I can see that they found out somethingOh, I guess somebody must have told those little girls of mineCause two hearts on a postcard came todayTwo hearts on a postcard, and a morning mailTwo hearts on a postcardTo the county jailLittle pencil drawings, made by two uncertain hands Addressed by the postman, at a little girl's command