Delta Dawn
Delta Dawn's Desperate Quest: A Faded Rose's Tale
Lyrics
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
Asking about the flower Delta Dawn is wearing.
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
Wondering if the flower is a faded rose from the past.
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Inquiring if someone is meeting her to take her to a heavenly mansion.
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
Suggesting a spiritual journey or afterlife metaphor.
She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby"
Describing Delta Dawn as 41, but her father still calls her "baby."
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
Local people think she's crazy for her behavior.
'Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand
She walks with a suitcase, searching for a mysterious man.
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man
Looking for love or a connection with a specific person.
In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Recalling her youth when she was known as Delta Dawn.
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Describing her as a beautiful woman in her younger days.
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
A man of low status pledged to marry her.
Promised her he'd take her for his bride
He promised to take her as his bride.
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
Repeating the inquiry about the flower she wears.
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
Repeating the question about the faded rose.
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Reiterating the possibility of someone meeting her for a spiritual journey.
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
Repeating the theme of a heavenly mansion.
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
Repeating the question about the flower she wears.
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
Repeating the speculation about the faded rose.
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Reiterating the idea of someone meeting her for a special purpose.
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
Repeating the notion of a heavenly mansion.
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
Repeating the question about the flower she wears.
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
Repeating the speculation about the faded rose.
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Reiterating the inquiry about someone meeting her for a special purpose.
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
Repeating the idea of a heavenly mansion.
Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?
Repeating the question about the flower she wears.
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
Repeating the speculation about the faded rose.
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
Reiterating the inquiry about someone meeting her for a special purpose.
To take you to his mansion in the sky?
Repeating the notion of a heavenly mansion.
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