One Fine MorningA Spanish moss on the Natchez TraceA gulf wind blowin' right across my faceFrench girls dancin' to a big bang drumBack down south where I come fromWhere the river flows like a warm molassesRain fogs up my reading glassesHoneysuckle strong enough to curl your hairBack down thereOh, one fine morningGonna pull upI'm gonna chalk it all upIt's just a bad mistakeI'm gonna hit the decks runnin'Bid a fond farewellAnd by the time I get to MemphisI'll be out of my shellAll the cotton fields just as white as snowA sweet magnolia blossoms growA big moon shinin' like an ice cream coneBack down south where I belongWhere the river flows like a warm molassesRain flower is like a milking honeyThe night's a slow when the eggs are runnin'I wouldn't mind sittin' in a rocking chairBack down thereJule of the southCross my heartShut my mouthCome the morningI'l be homeIn the sweeeet home of mineDelta Dawnguitar sologuitar soloOn one fine morning and it won't be longI'm a-leavin' out early with my glad rags onI'm gonna pull a load of wool off my own two eyesAnd sharpen my senses countin' railroad tiesAnd when the mile-long trestle makes a clickety-clackThe whole dang town is gonna welcome me backTake me to the land of the sugar caneAnd back down on the poncha trainWhere the river flowsLike Grand MarnierA sweet olive takes my breath awaySunday morning walkin' on the Jackson SquareI'm back down thereJewel of the SouthCross my heart, shut my mouthCome the morning, I'll be homeIn the sweetIn the sweet Delta DawnCome the morning, I'll be homeIn the sweet Delta DawnIn the sweet Delta DawnYeahI wish I was in a land of cottonI wish I was in a land of cotton