Texty: Waylon Jennings. Delta Dawn.

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever had laid eyes on
But a man of low degree stood by her side
Promised her he?d take her for his bride but he lied

Delta Dawn, what?s that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose of days gone by
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
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
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
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
Did I hear you say he was meetin? you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?