so you re headed down a southern way passing thru the delta some time today in my mind pictures line the walls of a place i used to know and vividly recall i love you so much and you sure sing good and it would mean so much to me if you would sing the delta a love song for me it s the land where the cotton used to grow that owns a piece of my heart and soul it s where my people on both sides going back eked out a living farming and filling them old cotton sacks dad took us west when i was a little child but it s in my blood and it s still flowing strong and wild sing the delta a love song for me sing the delta a love song for me lay it down on that ole river let it roll on out to the sea the delta lived in my momma s voice and in her hands it s a language my spirit understands so sing the delta a love song for me you give it all just the way your daddy does you both got your demons but they re cloaked in love and i know that life s putting your calling to the test but you ve got something that sets you right up long side the very best so take that heart good as heaven ever made and that voice that lays like august in the shade and sing the delta a love song for me 