how do i retrieve something i "cut" in notes? i know it's in there, b/c i didn't delete, but i can't find it.

I was editing something in notes and in my rush accidentally highlighted the entire text. When i tried to fix it, I got too close and must have accidentally hit cut. In trying to figure out what I'd done, I played around with it a while and then realized what had happened. I know it's in there somewhere, but I can't find it. I didn't hit delete (trash can) so it should be there somewhere, waiting to get out of editing jail and waiting to be pasted. HELP!!! It was such a long and intricate letter and I don't want to rewrite it:(