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Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn lyrics
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-eye
She's 41 and her daddy still calls her 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
When 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 meeting 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 meeting 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 meeting 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 meeting 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 meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky eye
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Songwriters: Alex Harvey, Larry Collins
Delta Dawn lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Corrected by Jamie McTainsh

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    The lyrics to this song are both heart-breaking and beautiful. Delta Dawn was a woman who placed her innocent trust in a man who promised to marry her, but disappeared in the vapor of her memory. She loved this one man and kept the rose he gave her at their last parting. Her trust is tragically misplaced, but that trust was genuine - it was the man who bears the guilt. Her loyalty, though uncommonly tragic, is the strongest kind and not to be condemned. Her love for that missing man has been replaced by the love of One who is true-hearted and able to take her away to a joyful place where such strong trust and loyalty is valued and appreciated - her Mansion on High.
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