Evangelina

And I dream in the morning

That she brings me water.

And I dream in the evening

That she brings me wine.

Just a poor man's daughter

From Puerta Pinasco.

Evangelina in old Mexico.

There's a great hot desert

Down in Mexicali.

And if you don't have water

Boy, you'd better not go.

Tequila won't get you

Across that desert.

To Evangelina, in old Mexico

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And the fire I feel for the woman I love

Is drivin' me insane.

Knowin' she's waitin',

And I can't get there.

God only knows that I wracked my brain

To try and find a way

To reach that woman

In old Mexico.

And I met a kind man

He guarded the border

He said, "You don't need papers,

I'll let you go,

I can tell that you love her

By the look in your eyes, now".

She's the rose of the desert

In old Mexico

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And I dream in the morning

That she brings me water

And I dream in the evening

That she brings me wine.

Just a poor man's daughter

From Puerta Pinasco.

South of the border

In old Mexico

Evangelina, I miss you so.

I miss you so.