Delta Queen Song Lyrics and Chords by Ronnie Milsap
Delta Queen
Recorded by Ronnie Milsap
Written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan
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I see her comin' '
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round the bend
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Prettiest sight I've ever
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seen
She's
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comin' to take me
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home
again
Oh
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how I love my
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Delta
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Queen
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Catfish are jumpin' as the
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big wheel turns
I can
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almost feel that warm southern
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breeze
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Full speed ahead she's runnun'
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right on time
I got a
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yearnin' to be
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free Delta
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Queen
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Delta Queen
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rollin'
along
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Delta Queen
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whistelin' a song
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Say bye-bye worries leave 'em
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all up
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stream
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Carry me
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away Delta
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Queen
Magnolia blossom honey
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suckle
vine
There's a
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place that's waitin' just for
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me
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Stars shine like diamonds in that
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southern
sky
For
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me and my
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Delta
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Queen
Repeat #3 x2
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Delta
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Queen
FAQ
Who sang the the song Delta Queen?
- The song Delta Queen was sang by Ronnie Milsap.
Who is Ronnie Milsap?
- Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. He became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits include "It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Any Day Now", and "Stranger in My House". He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, third to George Strait and Conway Twitty. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014.
