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