Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on?

[NightTrain]

Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?
And did I hear you say he was meetin' 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 'round Brownsville say she's crazy.
'Cause she walks downtown with her suitcase in her hand,
Lookin' 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 meetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky?

[susanna]

1. I love that song for some odd reason.

Always have.

[NightTrain]

2. No, no no! You're supposed to say, "Arrrrrrgh! Stop it, damn you!"

;)

[susanna]

4. OK, I will.

"Arrrrrgh! Stop it, damn you!"...because now it's running through my head. Thanks bunches! ;-)

[RevolutionaryActs]

10. Me too. Tanya Tucker's voice is so pretty when she sings that song.

:)

[susanna]

12. Her voice was well suited to that song,

for certain. I don't really like anything else she's ever done, but this song might be one of the best vocal artist/song matches I can think of.

[Pithlet]

3. My name is Dawn. So, I hate that song!

I had a co-worker who used to sing it to me all the time, just to annoy me.

[NightTrain]

5. Then, how about....

Dawn! Go away, I'm no good for you.
Dawn! Stay with him, he'll be good to you.

[Pithlet]

7. AHHHHHH!

[susanna]

6. Well, now, you have a good reason.

That would p!ss me off too! The songs that I should love but can't are: "Wake up, Little Susie" and "Runaround Sue." The most inspirational Sues are evidently girls of questionable repute. ;-)

[Pithlet]

8. I have an aunt named Sue

She hates the Runaround Sue song, too. I think of her whenever I hear it.

[susanna]

13. Your aunt and I would get along great.

This might be the best thread ever to get out of the 700 Club (see my slowly crawling post count, I'm getting there)...! :-)

[EstimatedProphet]

9. What about a boy named Sue?

[susanna]

11. Well, now, that one I like.

'cause he and his dad work it all out at the end LOL. Plus I love Johnny Cash. :-)

[Elidor]

14. Who's peekin' out from under a stairway?

Callin' a name
That's lighter than air?
Who's bendin' down to
Give me a rainbow?
Everyone knows it's Windy.

Who's trippin' down the
Streets of the city
Smilin' at
Everybody she sees?
Who's reachin' out to
Capture a moment?
Everyone knows it's Windy.

And Windy has stormy eyes
That flash at the sound of lies
And Windy has wings to fly
Above the clouds.
Above the clouds.

[Elidor]

15. And now, I have to whip out the Terry Jacks on you

Goodbye, Papa, please pray for me,
I was the black sheep of the family.
You tried to teach me right from wrong.
Too much wine and too much song,
wonder how I get along.

Goodbye, Papa, it's hard to die
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
Now that the spring is in the air.
Little children everywhere.
When you see them I'll be there.

We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.
But the wine and the song,
like the seasons, all have gone.

[susanna]

16. "Arrrrrrgh! Stop it, damn you!"

Just thought I'd beat the crowd(?!). ;-)