Delta Dawn

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Delta Dawn, what's that flower 
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you have on
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Could it be a faded rose from days
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 gone by
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And did I hear you say he was 
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a-meeting you here today
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To take you to his mansion in the 
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sky

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She's forty-one and her daddy 
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still calls her "baby"
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All the folks around Brownsville 
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say she's crazy
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'Cause she walks around town with a
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 suitcase in her hand
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Looking for a mysterious 
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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

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