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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 her "baby". All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy, 'Cause she walks downtown with a 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? And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today, To take you to his mansion in the sky? (X4) |
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| 2. |
| 2:39 |
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If you think it's hard in this day and time
To hold your man like I been holding mine There's no secret just some little things to do It worked for me and it's bound to work for you A loving smile will start his day out right A goodbye kiss will bring him home at night Reach out to him when he needs a helping hand Touch him gently so he knows you understand Be proud of him when you know he's done his best Let him know you think he's better thant he rest If you wanna hold your man this is the way Love him more today than you did yesterday Love's the answer Love's the answer Be proud of him when you know he's done his best Let him know you think he's better thant he rest If you wanna hold your man this is the way Love him more today than you did yesterday Love's the answer Love's the answer |
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| 3:02 |
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What's your mama's name child
What's your mama's name Thirty some odd years ago a young man came to Memphis Asking 'bout a rose that use to blossom in his world People never took the time to mind the young man's questions Until one day they heard him ask a little green eyed girl What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name Twenty some odd years ago a drunkard down in Memphis Lost a month of life and labored to the county jail Just because he asked a little green eyed girl a question And offered her a nickels worth of candy if she'd tell A year and some odd days ago an old man died in Memphis Just another wayward soul the county had to claim Inside the old mans ragged coat they found a faded letter It said you have a daughter and her eyes are Wilson green What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name Does she ever talk about a place called New Orleans Has she ever mentioned a man named Buford Wilson What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name What's your mama's name child What's your mama's name |
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chorus:
That Georgia Sun was blood red and goin' down. That Georgie Sun was blood red and goin' down. Daddy said "now come on girl we're headed down the road to Augusta" And faintly through his clenched teeth he called momma's name And then he cussed her He said "girl you're young But some dude has come along and stole your mother But you can't steal no will and mind 'Cause momma's always lookin' for a lover" Repeat Chorus With dusty tear drops on his face My daddy cried in big steps he was takin' Halfway running to keep up My shorter legs, were so tired and shakin' "Where did I go wrong girl And why would she leave us both this way?" At times like these, a child of ten never knows exactly what to say Repeat Chorus We searched in every bar room and honky tonk as well And finally daddy found them And Lord, you know the rest is hard to tell He sent me out to wait But scared, I looked back through the door And daddy left them both soaking up the sawdust on the floor. Repeat Chorus x2 |
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| 2:55 |
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He just caught the Jamestown Ferry
It's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be If he ever left me A case of gone was all he carried As he got on the Jamestown Ferry He said that gone was all he'd ever be I didn't think that he'd leave me After saying how much he needs me But the fact still remains I'm sittin' here all alone Missin' the lovin' of my baby Lord it's about to drive me crazy He was the sweetest peice of heaven I've ever known He just caught the Jamestown Ferry It's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be If he ever left me A case of gone was all he carried As he got on the Jamestown Ferry He said that gone was all he'd ever be As I walk through his kingdom Of honkey-tonks and bars I remember how he'd hold me And comfort me with talk He didn't cuss with every breath He had a soothing southern drawl Made me feel like a lady through it all He just caught the Jamestown Ferry It's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be If he ever left me A case of gone was all he carried As he got on the Jamestown Ferry He said that gone was all he'd ever be He just caught the Jamestown Ferry It's not a hot day in January Like he said it'd be If he ever left me |
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| 2:54 |
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I wish I'd known the man a little better
that turned my mama on he must have been a heck of a man 'cause mama was a lady don't you know Mama was no prude but she was proper never wore her dress too short she didn't care if you did but she'd have never taken a drink Grandma Kate did the best she could To see mama grew up right so she'd be fittin' one day for courtin' and to wear some gentleman's ring Chorus: I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on he was always laughing and singing the right sweet song I wish I'd known the man a little better the turned my mama on He must have been a heck of a man 'Cause mama was a lady don't you know I hear he came to town one day in a rusty old '49 Ford selling lady's shoes and assorted greeting cards he was killing good looking and easy to like and turning all the ladies' heads but he saw mama first and Lord knows how some of them travelin men are Chorus Mama seemed to forget the things that Grandma Kate had always told her she ran away one night with a traveling man they bought gas at Rita's truck stop and drove to Dasota County but he brought her home with a ring upon her hand mama's told me how the fever took him when I was barely 5 but I remember him pitchin' me up and catchin' me and I love to sit and listen to her tell me about my daddy she says he thought the sun would surely rise and set in me I wish I'd known the man a little better that turned my mama on he must have been a heck of a man 'cause mama was a lady don't you know I wish I'd known the man a little better the turned my mama on He must have been a heck of a man 'Cause mama was a lady don't you know |
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| 3:02 |
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Mama never had a flower garden
'Cause cotton grew right up to our front door Daddy never went on a vacation He died a tired old man at fourty four Our neighbors in the big house called us redneck 'Cause we lived in a poor share-croppers shack The Jacksons down the road were poor like we were But our skin was white and theirs was black But I believe the south is gonna rise again But not the way we thought it would back then I mean everybody hand in hand I believe the south is gonna rise again I see wooded parks and big skyscrapers Where dirty rundown shacks stood once before I see sons and daughters of share-croppers But they're not picking cotton anymore But more important I see human kindness As we forget the bad and keep the good A brand new breeze is blowing 'cross the southland And I see a brand new kind of brotherhood Yes I believe the south is gonna rise again Oh, but not the way we thought it would back then I mean everybody hand in hand I believe the south is gonna rise again I believe the south is gonna rise again I believe the south is gonna rise again |
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He paints quite a picture for the girls in my home town
And I was no exception to the rule Singing all them songs about the places that he's been Made a body feel just like a fool My pride was like the paper bag that once held the wine Thrown without no caution to the wind He left me like the empty bottle lying on the ground Swearing he would pick me up again And I was greener than the grass we laid on Underneath that Alabama sun I guess I should have known That old highway was his home Do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do He said that I was prettier than Paris in the rain Lord, he filled me full of gypsy lies Swearing that he'd come back to fetch me in the Spring Too ashamed to look me in the eye Well I find about as simple as the cotton dress I've torn Sneaking in the house at 3 a.m. Momma liked to question me the day after and I was sure Her intuition told her where I'd been And I was greener than the grass we laid on Underneath that Alabama sun I guess I should have known That old highway was his home Do-do-do-do-do-do do-do-do |
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| 2:23 |
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Would you lay with me in a field of stone
If my needs were strong would you lay with me Should my lips grow dry would you wet them dear In the midnight hour if my lips were dry Would you go away to another land walk a thousand miles through the burning sand Wipe the blood away from my dying hand If I give my self to you Will you bathe with me in the stream of life When the moon is full will you bathe with me Will you still love me when I am down and out In my time of trials will you stand by me Would you go away to another land walk a thousand miles through the burning sand Wipe the blood away from my dying hand If I give my self to you Would you lay with me in field of stone Should my lips grow dry, would you wet them dear Would you wet them dear In the stream of life |
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You are so beautiful to me you are so beautiful to me can't you see
You're everything I will hope for you're everything I need You are so beautiful to me you are so beautiful yeah to me You are so beautiful hmm to me can't you see You're everything I will hope for you're everything I need oh Cause you're just so beautiful to me |
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