Lyric Delta mama blues

by Townes Van Zandt

Come away with me,
my little delta boy
I wanna be your delta mama for awhile
And if you stay you ll see
that I bring you lots of joy
I turn those little teardrops to a smile


Well, if you re blue don t cry
just wander right downtown
you can find your delta mama waitin there
Well, I thought you knew that I
would never let you down
I can ease your mind and take away your cares


Come away with me,
my little delta boy
I wanna be your delta mama for awhile
And if you stay you ll see
that I bring you lots of joy
I turn those little teardrops to a smile


Well, if the grass goes brown
don t you hang your head too low
Well, there ain t no need for you to sit and pine
If you ll just ask around
I m sure someone will know
just exactly what it takes to get you back to feelin fine


Well, if you don t know by now
what I ve been tryin so hard to say
Well my delta boy I m afraid you re up to tight
but you take it slow and somehow
you come meandering out my way
and I ll take you in my arms and make it right


Ah, come away with me,
my little delta boy
I wanna be your delta mama for awhile
And if you stay you ll see
that I bring you lots of joy
I turn those little teardrops to a smile