Miguel
Gordon Lightfoot
|_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _(x02200) |_ _ | |_ _ _ |__ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | Never had much to say_ he traveled alone_ with no friends_ Like a shadowy ghost_ at dawn_ he came_ and he went_ Through the woodland_ swif-tly gli_ -ding_ To the young maid he came_ ri_ -ding_ Where she'd run to meet_ him_ by the gar_ -den_ wall_ Oh my_ sweet_ Miguel_ I will never tell_ No one will ever know__ what I know_ too well"___ And he'd smile_ and lay_ his_ head_ on her breast_ And he'd say "I_ have_ no_ fear"_ They're waiting_ for_ me_ to cross the bor_ -der_ to swim the ri_ -ver_ 'Cause I've done that be-fore_ To see my_ true_ love's_ smi_-ling face_ A hundred_ times_ or more_ Oh___ my sweet Miguel"_ she cried_ I'll_ love_ you_ till I_ die_ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _|_ _ | |_ _ _ |__ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | He was born to the south_ in Mexico__ they_ say_ The child of a man_ who had soon_ gone away_ But his mother_ loved_ him_ dear_ -ly_ And she would_ take_ him_ year_ -ly_ To the great Cathe_ -dral_ in St. Au_ -gus_-tine_ Oh my_ young_ Miguel_ listen to the bell_ Of my poverty___ you must never tell_ And he cried___ himself_ to sleep_ in_ the night_ And he vowed to make_ things_ right_ So he took the gun_ down_ from the wall_ and he paid_ a call_ He knew she'd un_ -ders_ -tand_ A law_-man came to cap_ -ture_ him_ The gun jumped in his_ hand_ Oh___ Miguel_ Oh-o the mother_ cried_ You must run_ so_ or_ you'll_ die"_ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _|_ _ | |_ _ _ |__ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | So the story is told_ of his true love_ 'cross the line_ As strong as the oak_ and as sweet_ as the vine_ And the child_ she bore_ him_ Came on_ the fate_ -ful_ mor_ -ning_ When they sent him_ to his_ fi_ -nal_ rest_ Oh my_ sweet_ Mi-guel_ listen to the bell___ No one will ever know___ what I know_ too well"___ And he'd smile_ and lay_ the child_ on_ her breast_ And he'd say "I_ have_ no_ fear"_ I'am waiting_ for_ you_ to cross the bor_ -der_ to swim the ri_ -ver_ 'Cause I've done that be-fore_ To see my_ true_ love's_ smi_-ling face_ A hundred_ times_ or more_ Oh___ my sweet Miguel"_ she cried_ I'll_ love__ you___ till I-i_ die_