Delta Dawn

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 ameetin' you here today

To take you to his mansion in the sky



She's forty one and her daddy still calls her baby

All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy

'Cause she walks downtown with a 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

And 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 ameetin' you here today

To take you to his mansion in the sky