Delia's Gone

Album: American Recordings (1994)
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  • Delia, oh, Delia
    Delia all my life
    If I hadn't 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 sub machine
    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
    Delia's gone, one more round
    Delia's gone Writer/s: John Cash
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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Comments: 1

  • Joanne from Colville WaJust curious what “one more round” is referring to. Like another drink? Or a round in a song? Or, like hubby thinks, a round of ammo??
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