Delta Dawn

<br>In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn<br>Prettiest woman you ever had laid eyes on<br>But a man of low degree stood by her side<br>Promised her he`d take her for his bride but he lied<br>Delta Dawn what`s that flower you have on could it be a faded rose of days gone by<br>Did I hear you say he was meetin` you here today<br>To take you to his mansion in the sky<br>[ guitar ]<br>She`s forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby<br>All the folks around Brownsville say she`s crazy<br>Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand<br>Looking for a mysterious dark haired man<br>Delta Dawn what`s that flower...<br>Delta Dawn what`s that flower...<br>Delta Dawn what`s that flower...<br>Delta Dawn what`s that flower...