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Helen Reddy, "Delta Dawn"
Misheard Lyrics:
A man on low degree stood by her side
Original Lyrics:
A man of low degree stood by her side.
There is a video on YouTube by the original songwriter discussing how these lyrics are actually about the relationship between his father, a traveling brush, salesman, meeting and marrying his country mother…

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