DELTA DAWN

Written by
Alexander Harvey, Larry Collins

Originally performed by
Alexander Harvey (1972)
The Gimmes' version also includes
Misc.

Track 4 of "Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah" (2004).

At the end of the song, Mike sings a verse and pretty much fucks it up. Joey laughs and Spike whines about a key change... Mike reacts to the whining with a short and yet efficient "Fuck off Spike".

Learn more about this song here.
Tabs
Bass tab (from www.jiihootabs.cjb.net).

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?

She's forty-one and her daddy still calls 'er baby
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks downtown with her suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious 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
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? (yeah)
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? (let's go)
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...