Darkness On The Delta Lyrics - Cassandra Wilson

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 

Listenin' 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