San Miguel - Charlie Daniels

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

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

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

Meet me Maria in the cool of the evening