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 to meet 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

Lookin' for a mysterious dark haired man

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn

Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on

There! 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 to meet 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 from days gone by

And did I hear you say he was to meet 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 from days