The lyrics are as follows…
One day I was working and I found this letter
That my daddy wrote my momma before he went away
The lines I was readin
My heart started bleedin
Though I never see him
I love him always
(Chorus)
I wish I had the money to spend on you honey
Dress you up so fancy with pretty things to wear
Like high heels and perfume and a ring for your finger
A dress without patches and ribbons for your hair
We go to church every Sunday morning
Clothes full of patches and rags on our feet
They take up collection, I can’t give a nickel
Cus they take every dime that I make for us to eat
…this an oldie, somewhere between the 40’s and 60’s. I also believe that a young girl/woman was the one who sang it. Any help would be appriciated, thanks!