And promised her he'd take her for his bride
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
'Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her, 'baby'
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
