02 Darkness on the Delta

(By Symes & Neilburg - 1932)

When it’s darkness on the delta that’s the time my heart is light
When it’s darkness on the Delta
We’ll be nestled in the shelter of the night.
Fields of cotton all around me, baby, sing it sweet and low
Lord I’m lucky that you found me
Where the muddy Mississippi waters flow.

Lounging on the levee,
Listening to the nightingales way up above
Laughter on the levee, no-one’s heart is heavy
All God’s children got someone to love

When it’s darkness on the Delta, only heaven is in sight
When it’s darkness on the Delta
Let me linger in the shelter of the night

BRIDGE

When it’s darkness on the Delta, you can hear those banjos play
That’s the way folk on the Delta
Greet the ending of another working day.
There’ll be sing-songs in the parlour
There’ll be laughter, there’ll be booze
Guitars and Ukuleles
Playing ragtime and playing blues.

BRIDGE