[Intro]
             


[Verse]
             
Come away with

   
 me,

my little delta boy
            
I wanna be you

              
r delta mama f

          
or awhile
             
And if you sta

              
y well you'll 


see
           
that I can bri

ng you lots of

 joy
            
I can turn tho

              
se little tear

             
drops to a smi

 
le


              
Well, if you'r

            
e blue don't c

   
ry

just wander right downtown
            
you can find y

              
our delta mama

              
 waitin' there
              
Well, I though

             
t you knew tha

  
t I
      
would never le

t you down
            
I can ease you

              
r mind and tak

             
e away your ca

  
res


[Instrumental break 16]
       
       


             
Well, if the g

          
rass goes brow

n
          
don't you hang

 your head too

 low
            
No, there ain'

              
t no need for 

              
you to sit and

     
 pine
              
If you'll just

     
 ask around
         
Well I'm sure 

someone will k

now
            
just exactly-w

              
hat-it-takes t

              
o get-you-back

             
-to feelin' fi

 
ne



             
Come away with

   
 me,

my little delta boy
            
I wanna be you

              
r delta mama f

          
or awhile
             
And if you sta

              
y well you'll 


see
           
that I can bri

ng you lots of

 joy
            
I can turn tho

              
se little tear

             
drops into a s

 
mile


[Outro 16]