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