(Alex Harvey and Larry Collins)

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 today
To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye

She´s forty-one and her daddy still calls ´er "baby"
All the folks ´round Brownsville say she´s crazy
´Cause she walks downtown with her suitcase in her hand
Lookin´ for a mysterious dark-haired man

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid 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 from days gone by
And did I hear you say he was a-meetin´ you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye

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 today
To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye

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 today
To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye

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 today
To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye