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Delia's Gone 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 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 you 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
And I thought gangsta rap was violent!
Still this is a well done song...seems like I can hear the regret in Johnny's voice as if he really committed the murder.
You can hear a lot of love for the woman when he sings "Delia, oh Delia, Delia all my life."
this song is about a girl johnny apparently dated and did him wrong,so he shot her.He didn't really shoot her,obviously,but i do belive thats what the song is about.
Johnny Cash didn't write this song...it was written by Al Stewart.
Wrong! On Christmas Eve 1900, Cooney Houston shot and killed Delia Green. If that isn’t tragic enough, they were both 14 years old. Their sad story would have been long forgotten, even in Yamacraw – the black neighborhood in the western end of Savannah, Georgia, where the killing took place – if it hadn’t been for a song. The ballad of Delia’s murder traveled from Georgia to the Bahamas, then back to the States during the folk boom of the 1950s. Though the facts have been altered along the way, Delia’s story has been sung by generations of folk singers,...
Wrong! On Christmas Eve 1900, Cooney Houston shot and killed Delia Green. If that isn’t tragic enough, they were both 14 years old. Their sad story would have been long forgotten, even in Yamacraw – the black neighborhood in the western end of Savannah, Georgia, where the killing took place – if it hadn’t been for a song. The ballad of Delia’s murder traveled from Georgia to the Bahamas, then back to the States during the folk boom of the 1950s. Though the facts have been altered along the way, Delia’s story has been sung by generations of folk singers, and has been recorded by musical icons like Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.
Of course, Cash had a way of making any song his own...as if it was written about him and for him.
He was the best!
Of course, Cash had a way of making any song his own...as if it was written about him and for him.
He was the best!
I remember seeing the music video for this on Beavis and Butt-head, and even those two morons thought this was violent. XD Still a good song, though.
"one more round" has two meanings one more round as a chamer in a gun and in a bar.........
It seems obvious that Al Stewart based this song on traditional tune called "Delia" which has been recorded by numerous artists including Bob Dylan. It's a great song and a classical story.
LOL this song is hilarious!