Delta Dawn-The Academy Allstars

[ti:Delta Dawn] [ar:The Academy Allstars] [al:Hot 100 Number Ones Of 1973] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Delta Dawn - The Academy Allstars [00:03.67]Delta Dawn' what's that flower you have on [00:08.59]Could it be a faded rose from days gone by [00:15.23]And did I hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today [00:21.76]To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye [00:27.82]She's forty-one and her daddy still calls 'er "baby" [00:34.41]All the folks 'round Brownsville say she's crazy [00:40.13]Cause she walks downtown with her suitcase in her hand [00:46.75]Lookin' for a mysterious dark-haired man [00:48.51] [00:52.47]In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn [00:59.01]Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on [01:04.81]Then a man of low degree stood by her side [01:11.31]Promised her he'd take her for his bride [01:17.21]Delta Dawn' what's that flower you have on [01:22.93]Could it be a faded rose from days gone by [01:29.15]And did I hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today [01:35.71]To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye [01:41.89]Delta Dawn' what's that flower you have on [01:47.24]Could it be a faded rose from days gone by [01:53.78]And did I hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today [02:00.28]To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye [02:06.43]Delta Dawn' what's that flower you have on [02:12.23]Could it be a faded rose from days gone by [02:18.71]And did I hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today [02:24.95]To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye [02:27.90] [02:31.13]Delta Dawn' what's that flower you have on [02:36.89]Could it be a faded rose from days gone by [02:43.32]And did I hear you say he was a-meetin' you here today [02:49.50]To take you to his mansion in the sky-eye