Twistin' Postman:Marvelettes. #13 R&B and #34 on BB Hot 100 on TAMLA Records in 1961. INTRO:

^A#Sitting by the window..^Gmfeeling sad and blue. ^A#All because I haven't ^Fheard from you.

#1.

^FAnd then my momma said, ^A#look, look, here comes the postman a-Twistin' down the avenue. He's got a ^D#letter in his hand and I ^A#know it has

to be for you. CHORUS:

He's got the ^Fmail sack a-Twistin' ^D#round his back cause he's a ^A#Twistin' postman. ^F

#2.

A-he's a-^A#Twistin' to the left, Twistin' to the right.. Twistin' all around and round. If he ^D#didn't bring a letter, to make me feel better.. ^A#I was gonna put you down. ^FI'm so glad he ^D#came in time, to ^Fease this achin' ^D#heart of mine..cause he's a ^A#Twistin' postman.^F

BRIDGE:

^A#Hey!!..(Twistin'..postin' and returnin'.) Oh, yeah..(Twistin'..postin' and returnin'.) ^D#Whoaaa..ooooh!! (Twistin'..bringin' me a letter.) ^A#Hey!!..he's a-twistin' down the street..

(make me feel better.)

The ^Fmail sack, a-swingin' ^D#round his back.. A#// cause he's a..

(INTERLUDE:) (A#) (Twist out..Twistin' to the left..) (D#) A# F A# (Twistin' postman!) (HAND-CLAPPING:) (A#) (Ah-ha! look at him go!!) (D# A#) CHORUS:

He's got the ^Fmail sack a-Twistin' ^D#round his back cause he's a ^A#Twistin' postman. ^F

#3.

OUTRO:

^A#look, look, here comes the postman, a-Twistin' down the avenue. He's got a ^D#letter in his hand and I ^A#know it has

to be for you..(Fade.) A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

The Marvelettes - Twistin postman