A cigarette burns itself out in a up co'cola can ashtray In front of a up old mirror Delilah is checking out his tired sachet Getting bored or just disappointed his own reflection He just it all away
Taking to his good friend black eyed Susan, he "Maybe we go out West? Get a tan and fake the rest, this ol' is just a test a test anyhow" Then back to his own reflection he "Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?"
The night manager of the Stardest is banging louder On seven's door, saying "If you two Queens don't pay up for all last You stay here no more"
And Delilah laughs as black Susan says "Silly bitch is a bore" In a while they she'll walk away
just a drunken game she likes to play Besides, she they always pay They pay somehow Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do
Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia memories my eyes And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But don't let anybody say This old dancer had her day 'Cause old dancer always knew make it through, Delilah Blue
Delilah's in the tub now And it's Black-Eyed Susan's to ramble The President of the United is on TV Tellin' everybody the doin' fine
Well, he must be talkin' 'bout other country honey, he sure as hell ain't talkin' 'bout mine Wish I could strut up to the White steps In Shirley Temple drag and 'Brother can you spare a
Hey, Miss D, I always pawn that Jayne Mansfield thing How much cash you think that old rag'd My red dress, I used to wear to sing when they'd whistle and they'd wow Oh, Blue, what do we do now?
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do What do we do Magnolia fill my eyes And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But don't let anybody say old dancer never had her day 'Cause this old always knew We'd make it through, Delilah
Does the year 2000 ever you 'Cause it's up so fast? This getting older seems to be about just learnin' how to last
Flippin' my old phone book Delilah, all our mad, mad friends we were such a What do I this old dog-eared thing for?
Most our friends even here no more I'm feeling lonely as a ghost town Left still standin' up Oh, Blue, what do we do now?
With a towel turban on his Delilah Blue appears in the golden aura of bathroom Tell you a secret, Susan, I learned a long, long time ago kept me on my feet all these years, high heels too I got the strap to show
You can it or you can leave it Oh baby, guess I don't really But it seems to me the blues we cannot name And all the rage we try to
We're pawns in our own game Try not to let it your pretty brow And just he cuts the light He catches his own in the mirror
And at the sight Try not to let it wrinkle your pretty brow Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do
Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now? What do we do memories fill my eyes And the sweet of youth done flown away
But don't let ever say old dancer never had her day 'Cause this old dancer knew We'd make it through, Blue
Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia memories my eyes And the bird of youth done flown away
But don't let ever say This old dancer had her day this old dancer always knew We'd it through, Delilah Blue
this old dancer thought She knew, we'd it through Oh, this old dancer She knew, Blue, what do we do now?