San Miguel

<p>[Verse 1]<br/>Down near the village of old San Miguel<br/>In a far away place by the sea<br/>Lived Maria Consuela Manuel<br/>A lady of high born degree<br/>And she was sixteen a proud woman child<br/>And I was a cowboy rambunctious and wild<br/>But we fell in love by the tall mission bell<br/>That stands in the village of old San Miguel<br/>Her father was master of all he surveyed<br/>As rich as a king on his throne<br/>When he found out about us he flew into a rage<br/>And told me to leave her alone<br/>He threatened my life and told all his man<br/>This gringo must never see Maria again<br/>But I found a way and I sent her a note<br/>And I still remember all the words that I wrote<br/>[Chorus]<br/>Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening<br/>We&#x27;ll slip away into the night<br/>We&#x27;ll cross the border at Nuevo Laredo<br/>And together we&#x27;ll start a new life<br/>There&#x27;s nothing here but heartaches and tears<br/>And I don&#x27;t even feel like a man<br/>I&#x27;ll saddle the horses and wait by the old Spanish trail<br/>We&#x27;ll leave our troubles behind us in old San Miguel<br/><br/>[Verse 2]<br/>She slipped out of the shadows and into my arms<br/>As the clock in the village struck ten<br/>We crept through the alleys to the north side of town<br/>And rode into the night like the wind<br/>A full moon was shining the desert was still<br/>Then I saw the vacaros riding over the hill<br/>The rifle shots rang out the horses went down<br/>And I saw Maria lying still on the ground<br/>I knew the bullets had been meant for me<br/>And the riders were coming on fast<br/>As I held her I knew by the look in her eyes<br/>That she&#x27;d soon be breathing her last<br/>I whispered a prayer to heaven above<br/>Cause the good Lord has mercy on people in love<br/>Then she closed her eyes forever more<br/>Via condios adios mi amore<br/>[Chorus]<br/><br/>[Outro]<br/>Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening