(alex harvey and larry collins)
delta dawn, what's that flower you have on
could it be a faded rose from days gone by
and did i hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today
to take you to his mansion in the sky-eye
she's forty-one and her daddy still calls 'er "baby"
all the folks 'round brownsville say she's crazy
'cause she walks downtown with her suitcase in her hand
lookin' for a mysterious dark-haired man
in her younger days they called her delta dawn
prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
then a man of low degree stood by her side
promised her he'd take her for his bride
delta dawn, what's that flower you have on
could it be a faded rose from days gone by
and did i hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today
to take you to his mansion in the sky-eye
delta dawn, what's that flower you have on
could it be a faded rose from days gone by
and did i hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today
to take you to his mansion in the sky-eye
delta dawn, what's that flower you have on
could it be a faded rose from days gone by
and did i hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today
to take you to his mansion in the sky-eye
delta dawn, what's that flower you have on
could it be a faded rose from days gone by
and did i hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today
to take you to his mansion in the sky-eye |