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Delta Dawn

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Delta Dawn was released on January 1, 1973 by Capitol Records as a part of the album Long Hard Climb

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Helen Reddy

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Alex Harvey

Songwriter

Larry Collins

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tom Catalano

Producer

Jay Senter

Producer

Larry Marks

Producer

Lyrics

[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?

[Verse 1]

She's forty-one 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

[Verse 2]

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

Promised her he'd take her for his bride

[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?

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—

Written by: Alex T. Harvey, Larry Collins

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