🎵 Please Mr. Postman // by The Marvelettes

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Please Mr. Postman

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Please Mr. Postman August 21, 1961 📍 Hitsville U.S.A. 👁 70,557
🎧 294,705 listeners ▶ 1,038,266 plays IMUDB Ranking 8.9/10 Based on how many times this track has been played on Last.fm — not a critic score.
Please Mr. Postman (Single Version / Mono)
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"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, and Robert Bateman. It is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. The single achieved this position in late 1961; it hit number one on the R&B chart as well. "Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again Read more on Last.fm.

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29 ContributorsPlease Mr. Postman Lyrics Please Mr. Postman is the debut single of The Marvelettes, featured in the band’s debut album Please Mr. Postman (1961).… Read More  [Intro] (Wait) Oh, yes, wait a minute, Mr. Postman (Wait) Wa-a-a-ait, Mr. Postman [Chorus] Please, Mr. Postman, look and see (Whoa, yeah) Is there a letter in your bag for me? (Please, please, Mr. Po-o-ostman) 'Cause it's been a mighty long time (Whoa, yeah) Since I heard from this boyfriend of mine [Verse 1] There must be some word today From my boyfriend who's so far away Please, Mr. Postman, look and see Is there a letter, a letter for me? I've been standing here waiting, Mr. Postman (Wait, wait for you) So-o, so patiently (Wait, wait for you) For just a card or just a letter (Wait, wait for you) Saying he's returning home to me [Chorus] (Please, Mr. Postman) Please, Mr. Postman, look and see (Whoa, yeah) Is there a letter in your bag for me? (Please, please, Mr. Po-o-ostman) 'Cause it's been a mighty long time (Whoa, yeah) Since I heard from this boyfriend of mine [Verse 2] So many days, you've passed me by (Wait, Mr. Postman) You saw the tears standing in my eye (Wait, Mr. Postman) You wouldn't stop to make me feel better (Wait, Mr. Postman) By leaving me a card or a letter [Chorus] Please, Mr. Postman, look and see (Postman, postman) Is there a letter, oh, yeah, in your bag for me? (Postman, postman) You know it's been so long (Postman, postman) Yeah, since I heard from this boyfriend of mine (Postman, postman) [Outro] You better wait a minute, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Oh, you better wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Please, please, Mr. Postman (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Please check and see just one more time for me You better wait, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Please, Mr. Postman (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Deliver the letter, the sooner the better Wait a minute, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Wait a minute, please, Mr. Postman, wait (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Wait a minute, wait a minute (Wait, wait a minute, Mr. Postman) Oh, oh, oh
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