Goin down to the delta Where I can have my fun Goin down to the delta Where I can have my fun Where I can drink my white lightnin, gamble I can bring my baby home Dont the delta look lonesome When that evening sun go down? Dont this delta look lonesome When that evenin sun goes down Well, you been lookin for your baby Dont know where she could be found Goin back to my use-to-be Although that she have done me wrong Goin back to my use-to-be Although that she have done me wrong Well, I think Ill have to forgive her cause Im tired o driftin through this world alone She treats me dirty But I love her just the same Well, she treats me dirty But I love her just the same Well, it just breaks my heart to hear Lord, some other men call her name Now goodbye, Im gon leave you An I wont be back no more Now goodbye, Im gon leave you An I wont be back no mo Man, my mind gets to ramblin See you in nineteen and forty-fo