delta dawn

bette midler

she was forty-one and her daddy still called her baby. everyone in brownsville thinks she's crazy

'cause she walks to the station with a suitcase in her hand. and she's looking for a mysterious dark-haired man. in her younger days they called her delta dawn. prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on. but a man of low degree stood by her side

and he promised he would take her for his bride. delta dawn

what's that flower you have on?

could it be a faded rose from days gone by?

did i hear you say he was meeting you here today

to take you to his mansion in the sky?

delta dawn

what's that flower you got on?

could it be a faded rose from days gone by?

did i hear you say he was meeting you here today

to take you to his mansion in the sky?

delta dawn

what's that flower you got on?

could it be a faded rose from days gone by?

did i hear you say he was meeting you right here today?

he's gonna take you to his mansion in the sky. delta dawn

oh

what is that flower that you've got on?

could it be

could it be just a faded rose from one of those days gone by?

well

did i her you say

that he was gonna meet you right here

right here today?

he's gonna take you to his mansion in the sky. to take you to his mansion in the sky. he's gonna take you

he's gonna take you. oh

he's gonna take you and you and you and you. oh

gonna take you

take you to that mansion. he's got to

gonna take you to that mansion. he's gonna take you and you and you and you

oh

you and you and you. take you to his mansion in the sky. oh

oh

oh

oh

oh

oh

oh

oh

oh

oh!

gonna take you. oh

oh. he's gonna take you

gonna take you

he's gonna

he's gonna take you to that mansion

he's gonna take you and you and you

oh.