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Delia

Burl Ives25 Nov 2020

Delia Lyrics

 

Delia

Oh Delia

 

Delia all my life

 

If I hadn't have shot poor Delia

 

I'd have had her for my wife

 

Delia's gone

 

One more round

Delia's gone

 

I went up to Memphis

And I met Delia there

 

Found her in her parlor

 

And I tied her to her chair

 

Delia's gone

 

One more round

Delia's gone

 

She was low down and trifling

 

And she was cold and mean

 

Kind of evil

Make me want to grab my submachine

Delia's gone

 

One more round

 

Delia's gone

 

First time I shot her

 

I shot her in the side

 

Hard to watch her suffer

 

But with the second shot she died

 

Delia's gone

One more round

 

Delia's gone

But jailer

 

Oh jailer

 

Jailer I can't sleep

 

'Cause all around my bedside

I hear the patter of Delia's feet

 

Delia's gone

 

One more round

 

Delia's gone

 

So if your woman's devilish

 

You can let her run

 

Or you can bring her down and do her

 

Like Delia got done

 

Delia's gone

 

One more round

 

Delia's gone