I gave a letter to the postman,
he put it his sack.
But in early next morning,
he brought my letter back.

She wrote upon it:
Return to sender, address unknown.
No such number, no such zone.
We had a quarrel, a lover's spat
I write I'm sorry but my letter keeps coming back.

So then I dropped it in the mailbox
And sent it special D.
But in early next morning
it came right back to me.

She wrote upon it:
Return to sender, address unknown.
No such number, no such zone.

This time I'm gonna take it myself
and put it right in her hand.
And if it comes back the very next day
then I'll understand the writing on it

Return to sender, address unknown.
No such person, no such zone.

RCA 47-8100, 1962, Where Do You Come From / Return To Sender

March 27, 1962, Soundtrack Recordings For Paramount: Girls! Girls! Girls!

Return to Sender was featured in Elvis's 1962 film Girls! Girls! Girls! The record sold over a million copies and reached #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks. It was #2 for five straight weeks. Only the Four Seasons' Big Girls Don't Cry prevented Return to Sender from reaching the top position. On the rhythm & blues chart, the record peaked at #5 and had a 12-week stay on the chart. In England, Return to Sender was number one for three weeks. It was the first number one single in England to feature a saxophone (Boots Randolph). Elvis recorded Return to Sender in March 1962 at Radio Recorders. Take #2 is the master recording of this Otis Blackwell-Winfield Scott composition.