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Delta Dawn

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Delta Dawn was released on September 11, 1972 by Legacy Recordings as a part of the album Delta Dawn

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Tanya Tucker

Lead Vocals

The Jordanaires

The Jordanaires

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Alex Harvey

Songwriter

Larry Collins

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Billy Sherrill

Producer

Lou Bradley

Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

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?

[Verse 1]

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

[PreChorus]

In her younger days, they called her Delta Dawn (Ooh, ooh, ooh)

Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on (Ooh, ooh, ooh)

Then a man of low degree stood by her side (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

Promised her he'd take her for his bride (Ooh, ooh, ooh)

[Chorus]

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?

[Bridge]

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?

[Chorus]

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?

[Outro]

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?

Written by: Alex T. Harvey, Larry Collins

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