A cigarette burns itself out in a crushed up co'cola can In front of a up old mirror Delilah is checking out his tired sachet Getting bored or just with his own reflection He just it all away
Taking to his good black eyed Susan, he says "Maybe we go out West? Get a tan and the rest, this ol' life is just a test Just a anyhow" Then back to his own reflection he "Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?"
The manager of the Stardest Motel is banging louder On number seven's door, "If you two Queens pay up for all last week You can't here no more"
And Delilah laughs as eyed Susan says "Silly is such a bore" In a while they know walk away
just a drunken game she likes to play Besides, she knows always pay always pay somehow Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do
Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now? do we do now? Magnolia memories fill my And the bird of youth done flown away
But don't let ever say This old never had her day 'Cause old dancer always knew We'd make it through, Delilah
Delilah's in the tub now And it's Black-Eyed Susan's to ramble The President of the States is on TV Tellin' everybody the doin' fine
Well, he be talkin' 'bout some other country 'Cause honey, he sure as hell ain't talkin' 'bout Wish I could strut up to the White steps In Shirley drag and sing 'Brother can you a dime?'
Hey, Miss D, I always pawn that Jayne Mansfield thing How cash you think that old rag'd bring? My ruby red dress, I to wear to sing when they'd whistle and they'd wow Oh, Blue, what do we do now?
Oh, Blue, what do we do now? What do we do Magnolia memories my eyes And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But don't let anybody say This old never had her day 'Cause this old dancer knew make it through, Delilah Blue
Does the 2000 ever scare you it's comin' up so fast? This getting thing seems to be More about learnin' how to last
Flippin' through my old book Delilah, all our mad, mad friends we such a cast What do I keep old dog-eared thing for?
Most our friends even here no more I'm feeling lonely as a ghost town Left standin' up somehow Oh, Blue, what do we do now?
With a turban on his head Blue appears in the golden aura of bathroom light Tell you a little secret, Susan, I a long, long time ago It's kept me on my all these years, high heels too I got the marks 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 rage we try to
We're only in our own game Try not to let it your pretty brow And before he cuts the light He catches his own reflection in the
And smiles at the Try not to let it your pretty little brow Oh, Delilah Blue, do we do now?
Oh, Delilah Blue, what do we do do we do now? Magnolia fill my eyes And the sweet bird of done 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
Oh, Blue, what do we do now? What do we do Magnolia memories fill my And the sweet bird of youth flown away
But don't let anybody say This old never had her day 'Cause this old always knew We'd it through, Delilah Blue
this old dancer thought She knew, we'd it through Oh, old dancer thought She knew, Blue, what do we do now?