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 todayTo take you to his mansion in the sky
She's 41 and her daddy still calls her babyAll the folks 'round Brownsville say she's crazy'Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her handLookin' for a mysterious dark-haired man
In her younger days, they called her Delta DawnPrettiest woman you ever laid eyes onThen a man of low degree stood by her sideAnd 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 todayTo take you to his mansion in the sky
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 todayTo take you to his mansion in the sky
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 todayTo take you to his mansion in the sky
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 todayTo take you to his mansion in the sky
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?