The letter didn't get here
coz the post was late
coz the jam was baked
coz the fire wouldn't abate
coz the rains were late
n' that's just fate

The letter didn't get here
That's just too bad
and it made me mad
for it carried my wad
The weekend goin' be sad
But that's just fate

The letter didn't get here
On Monday I hear
the mailman died with his gear
defending his pier
Heaven-sent fire caused many a tear
Yet that's just fate

If the letter don't come tomorrow
won't throw a fit
Don't know the story to the miss
Could be real or ignorance
Whatever the cause
that's just fate