San Miguel

[Verse 1] Down near the village of old San Miguel In a far away place by the sea Lived Maria Consuela Manuel A lady of high born degree And she was sixteen a proud woman child And I was a cowboy rambunctious and wild But we fell in love by the tall mission bell That stands in the village of old San Miguel Her father was master of all he surveyed As rich as a king on his throne When he found out about us he flew into a rage And told me to leave her alone He threatened my life and told all his man This gringo must never see Maria again But I found a way and I sent her a note And I still remember all the words that I wrote [Chorus] Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening We'll slip away into the night We'll cross the border at Nuevo Laredo And together we'll start a new life There's nothing here but heartaches and tears And I don't even feel like a man I'll saddle the horses and wait by the old Spanish trail We'll leave our troubles behind us in old San Miguel [Verse 2] She slipped out of the shadows and into my arms As the clock in the village struck ten We crept through the alleys to the north side of town And rode into the night like the wind A full moon was shining the desert was still Then I saw the vacaros riding over the hill The rifle shots rang out the horses went down And I saw Maria lying still on the ground I knew the bullets had been meant for me And the riders were coming on fast As I held her I knew by the look in her eyes That she'd soon be breathing her last I whispered a prayer to heaven above Cause the good Lord has mercy on people in love Then she closed her eyes forever more Via condios adios mi amore [Chorus] [Outro] Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening