{"id":66222,"date":"2026-05-12T08:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=66222"},"modified":"2026-05-13T04:09:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:09:31","slug":"deltoid-dawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=66222","title":{"rendered":"Deltoid Dawn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deep in the Louisiana Swamps, we learn of the legend of <strong>Deltoid Dawn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ewlie9fp31c3ul421fh80\/bWZpNWmvKjcPSuygsl91-0-1IRZv.jpg?rlkey=xajsts4lmfi7z90zhnpjo7ndi&amp;st=c3finf2j&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/ewlie9fp31c3ul421fh80\/bWZpNWmvKjcPSuygsl91-0-1IRZv.jpg?rlkey=xajsts4lmfi7z90zhnpjo7ndi&amp;st=c3finf2j&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legend has it that during the flowering of their love, her beau was eaten by an alligator. She pines to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/tl7768u3inlhity3jd9oq\/sf5XeYoYXf6rleoOxTS0-0-ICadB.jpg?rlkey=enbxizha6sd7x3a05xvbhq0hb&amp;st=n5ufv0vj&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/tl7768u3inlhity3jd9oq\/sf5XeYoYXf6rleoOxTS0-0-ICadB.jpg?rlkey=enbxizha6sd7x3a05xvbhq0hb&amp;st=n5ufv0vj&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sightings from the 1930s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/8fbt4b2dhx4aj8cpic366\/download-8.jpg?rlkey=4s2n4zz3v7j2h3nivot2ocdci&amp;st=57le9mp0&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/pfmsx08278b8lmf46wl08\/B37UjVp59ZoZecNkRCmR-0-cdd8J.jpg?rlkey=bo4xghzuru155cxuvdqsom48x&amp;st=z544oan8&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Modern and Ancient Folklore<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/6o2le4k1stslyn2unw2n5\/download-11.jpg?rlkey=6hoa69vhu83mygxd7ln83vezb&amp;st=tmwwec6g&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/6o2le4k1stslyn2unw2n5\/download-11.jpg?rlkey=6hoa69vhu83mygxd7ln83vezb&amp;st=tmwwec6g&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/76b926az2vrd8x6lt9i2p\/download-22.jpg?rlkey=e9q70dit9ou2stadpeqm3jkdb&amp;st=y75obyrl&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/76b926az2vrd8x6lt9i2p\/download-22.jpg?rlkey=e9q70dit9ou2stadpeqm3jkdb&amp;st=y75obyrl&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/acj70bdgn236evc04banp\/25NRoAr9iNPWe0yvousz-0-O0p-I.jpg?rlkey=kon68ywiq1lvwdls3ws3165jt&amp;st=a02ho23c&amp;raw=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/acj70bdgn236evc04banp\/25NRoAr9iNPWe0yvousz-0-O0p-I.jpg?rlkey=kon68ywiq1lvwdls3ws3165jt&amp;st=a02ho23c&amp;raw=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"783\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2vkzhj0E-6I\" title=\"Tanya Tucker \/ Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn (The McClymonts Cover)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>\"Delta Dawn\"<\/strong> by Larry Collins and Alex Harvey<br><br>Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on<br>Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?<br>And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today<br>To take you to his mansion in the sky?<br><br>She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her, 'baby'<br>All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy<br>'Cause she walks down town with a suitcase in her hand<br>Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man<br><br>In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn<br>Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on<br>Then a man of low degree stood by her side<br>And promised her he'd take her for his bride<br><br>Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on<br>Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?<br>And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today<br>To take you to his mansion in the sky?<br><br>Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on<br>Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?<br>And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today<br>To take you to his mansion in the sky?<br><br>Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on<br>Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?<br>And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today<br>To take you to his mansion in the sky?<br><br>Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on<br>Could it be a faded rose from days gone by?<br>And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today<br>To take you to his mansion in the 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