Down On The Rio Grande as recorded by Johnny Rodriguez
I remember the palm trees swaying
across the river the sweet music playing
down on the Rio Grande
Out on the levee with the full moon above me
my Mexican lady, Lord how she loved me
down on the Rio Grande
Laughing, singing, in the warm night air
loving that woman with the raven hair we were
down on the Rio Grande
strolling with my lover hand in hand
oh I'd give anything to be
down on the Rio Grande
(Instrument break)
Endless highways and wide open spaces
Children smile with their sunburnt faces
down on the Rio Grande
All the love that my lady was giving
was the sweetest part of living
down on the Rio Grande
And if these memories could take me there
I'd be loving that woman with the raven hair, I'd be
down on the Rio Grande
strolling with my lover hand in hand
Oh I'd give anything to be
down on the Rio Grande
down on the Rio Grande
strolling with my lover hand in hand
oh I'd give anything to be
down on the Rio Grande
(fade with that beautiful steel guitar)
Cliff perpetraitor@usa.net
