Hyland toured both internationally and around America with Dick Clark in the Caravan of Stars. The caravan was in Dallas, Texas on the day of the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. To commemorate the event, Hyland wrote the song “Mail Order Gun”, which he recorded and eventually released on...
[Verse 1]
It was near the English Channel
In the town of Dover
Upon a dark November day
He passed away
No one even noticed he was gone
Nobody even missed him at all
Lived by himself at the end of the hall
That's all
[Verse 2]
He's got friends and relatives
They live in New York City
And they should be notified
That he has died
Sixty-Four long years alone goodbye
He lived in the darkness afraid of thе sun
Ended his life with a mail order gun
[Verse 3]
No-onе cried, the church was empty
Such a tragic ending
But he'll rest in peace today
He's found a way
Kept his feelings locked inside his head
And he did what he thought must be done
Ended his life with a mail order gun
Mail Order Gun was written by Del Shannon & Brian Hyland.
Mail Order Gun was produced by Del Shannon.