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 fourty-one and her daddy still calls her baby
All the folks round Brownsville say she's crazy
Cause she walks downtown 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
(Repeat four times and fade out)