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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...