Darkness on the Delta Lyrics

(WHEN IT'S) DARKNESS ON THE DELTA

When it's darkness on the delta
That's the time my heart is light,
When it's darkness on the delta
Let me linger in the shelter of the night.
Fields of cotton all around me,
Darkies singin' sweet and low,**
Lord I'm lucky that you found me
Where the muddy Mississippi waters flow.
Lounging on the levee,
List'nin' to the nightingales way up above,
Laughter on the levee, no one's heart is heavy,
All God's chillun 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.