A Texan And A Girl From Mexico

A Texan And A Girl From Mexico - Anita Bryant

There's a story that

They tell of long ago

'Bout a Texan and a

Girl from Mexico

How they met

And fell in love

So hopelessly

Though they knew their

Secret love could never be

Every night he'd ride

Across the Rio Grande

Every night he'd risk his life

To hold her hand

For he knew her father

Swore to take the life

Of the cowboy who would

Make Marie his wife

It was never meant to be

Still they kissed so tenderly

And they vowed their love

Would never ever die

As her held her oh so tight

The sound of gunfire

Filled the night

The lovers sighed and then

They kissed their last goodbye

If you ever ride

Across the Rio Grande

You will find two tombstones

On the desert sand

And they tell the

Story of so long ago

'Bout a Texan and a

Girl from Mexico