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Tanya Tucker
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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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker
Lead Vocals
The Jordanaires
The Jordanaires
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alex Harvey
Alex Harvey
Songwriter
Larry Collins
Larry Collins
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Billy Sherrill
Billy Sherrill
Producer
Lou Bradley
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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