Statler Brothers - Delta Dawn Lyrics

(Alex Harvey - Larry Collins)

What's that flower you have on Delta Dawn

Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose of days gone by
And did I hear you say
He was meetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky.

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid your 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 of days gone by
And did I hear you say
He was meetin' 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
Looking for a mysterious dark haired man.

Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose of days gone by
And did I hear you say
He was meetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky.

Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose of days gone by
And did I hear you say
He was meetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky.

Delta Dawn what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose of days gone by
And did I hear you say
He was meetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky...