(Alex Harvey/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-meeting 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 around town with a suitcase in her hand
Looking 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
And 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-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky