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Down by the mission San Miguel is a great house wherein dwell Don Carlos and La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell. |
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I work at the ranch. |
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I saddle her mare. |
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I ride with the gun behind as she visits her friends here and there. |
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She says, "Thank you, Manuel," or, "Manuel, por favor," or "Good ev'ning, Manuel," |
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La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell. |
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I dream of the mission San Miguel and it says to me, the mission bell, |
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"She is married, Manuel, the wife of the rancher, Don Carlos Cantrell. |
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You serve at the ranch. |
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You hold her chair. |
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You carry her boxes, trunks, letters, and books here and there. |
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She says, "Thank you, Manuel," or, "Manuel, por favor," or "Good ev'ning, Manuel," |
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La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell. |
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But I hear with my heart what she says with her eyes with, "Good ev'ning, Manuel," or "Manuel, por favor," |
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Or, "The carriage, Manuel," or "Manuel, close the door." |
