(Upbeat but melancholy piano intro) (Verse 1) Oh, the waves roll sad on the Delaware Bay, Carrying all of my dreams away. The first small state with a heavy heart, Watching the old times drift apart. I'm walking the bricks of old New Castle town, With the weight of the world just weighing me down. (Chorus) Oh, Delaware, my Delaware, the blue hen's gone to sleep, And the secrets of the Brandywine are buried mighty deep. Got those slow-rolling, low-tolling, tax-free blues tonight, And that syncopated rhythm just won't make it feel alright. (Verse 2) They built the tall ships in Wilmington's yard, But finding a true love is twice as hard. Now the corporate towers look down from the sky, While I sit by the marshland and wonder why. From Dover's green grass to Rehobeth's grey sand, I'm the loneliest soul in this little land. (Chorus) Oh, Delaware, my Delaware, the blue hen's gone to sleep, And the secrets of the Brandywine are buried mighty deep. Got those slow-rolling, low-tolling, tax-free blues tonight, And that syncopated rhythm just won't make it feel alright. (Piano solo - bittersweet and jaunty) (Outro) Yeah, the first state to sign, but the last one to see... That nobody's waiting in Dover for me. Just a ragtime refrain on a cold misty shore, And the Delaware blues at my door. (Final melancholic piano chord)
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