Delia’s Gone (Mono) Lyrics

Delia, oh, Delia
Delia all my life
If I hadn'ta shot poor Delia
I'da had her for my wife
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone

First time I shot her
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

Well, the guilty get a sentence
But I ain't gonna tell you mine
'Cause I got a brother in Memphis
Doin' life or ninety-nine
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

Now you give me my hammer
I'll drag the ball and chain
And every rock I bust
I seem to ring out Delia's name
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
Delia's gone, one more round, Delia's gone
Oh, Delia
Delia's gone like a July snow
Delia's gone

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An American Murder Ballad.
Cash recorded several versions over his lifetime.
It is the nature of traditional ballads that the lyrics can change each time they are sung, provided the underlying story is unchanged.
Compare to Delia’s Gone (1994 version)

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1962
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