A cigarette burns itself out in a crushed up can ashtray In of a busted up old mirror Blue is checking out his tired sachet Getting bored or just disappointed with his own He waves it all away
Taking to his good black eyed Susan, he says "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, Blue, what do we do now?"
The manager of the Stardest Motel is banging louder On seven's door, saying "If you two Queens don't pay up for all week You can't here no more"
And laughs as black eyed Susan says "Silly is such a bore" In a while they know she'll away
It's just a drunken game she to play Besides, she they always pay They pay somehow Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do 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 We'd make it through, Blue
in the bath tub now And it's Black-Eyed Susan's turn to The of the United States is on TV Tellin' the country's doin' fine
Well, he must be talkin' 'bout some country 'Cause honey, he sure as hell talkin' 'bout mine Wish I could strut up to the White House In Temple drag and sing 'Brother can you spare a
Hey, Miss D, I could always pawn Jayne Mansfield thing How much cash you think that old rag'd My ruby red dress, I used to wear to Back when they'd and they'd wow Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do
Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia fill my eyes And the sweet bird of done flown away
But let anybody ever say This old dancer had her day 'Cause this old dancer always make it through, Delilah Blue
Does the year 2000 ever you 'Cause it's comin' up so This getting thing seems to be More about just learnin' how to
through my old phone book Delilah, all our mad, mad we were such a cast What do I keep this old thing for?
Most our friends ain't even here no I'm lonely as a ghost town whore Left standin' up somehow Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
a towel turban on his head Delilah Blue in the golden aura of bathroom light Tell you a secret, Susan, I learned a long, long time ago It's 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 between the blues we cannot And all the we try to tame
We're pawns in our own game Try not to let it your pretty brow And just before he cuts the He his own reflection in the mirror
And at the sight Try not to let it wrinkle your pretty little Oh, Blue, what do we do now?
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do What do we do Magnolia memories my eyes And the sweet bird of youth done flown
But let anybody ever say This old dancer had her day this old dancer always knew We'd make it through, Blue
Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now? What do we do Magnolia memories my eyes And the sweet bird of done flown away
But don't let anybody say This old never had her day this old dancer always knew We'd make it through, Blue
'Cause this old thought She knew, make it through Oh, old dancer thought She knew, Blue, what do we do now?