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_ 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 y _ _ oung maid he came_ _ _ _ ri_ -ding_
_ Where she'd r _ _ un to meet_ him_ _ _ _ by the gar_ -den_ _ wall_ _ (xx0787)!
Oh my_ _ sweet_ Miguel_ _ _ _ _ I _ will never t _ _ _ ell_ _
No o _ _ ne will ever know__ _ _ _ _ w _ _ hat I know_ too well"__ _ _ _ _ _ _
And h _ e'd smile_ _ _ _ and lay_ his_ _ _ _ head_ on her breast_ _ _ _
A _ nd he'd say "I_ _ _ _ have_ no_ fear"_ _ _
T _ hey're waiting_ _ _ _ for_ me_ to cross t _ _ _ he bor_ -der_ to swim t _ _ _ he ri_ -ver_
'Cause I've d _ _ _ one that be-fore_ _ _ _
To see my_ _ _ _ true_ love's_ smi_-l _ _ _ ing face_
A hundred_ _ _ _ times_ or more_ _ _ _
Oh__ _ _ _ _ my sweet M _ _ _ iguel"_ she cried_ _ _
I'll_ _ love_ you_ _ _ _ till I_ die_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ 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 s _ _ he would_ take_ him_ _ _ _ year_ -ly_
_ To the g _ _ reat Cathe_ -dral_ _ _ _ in St. Au_ -gus_ _ -tine_ _ (xx0787)!
Oh my_ _ young_ Miguel_ _ _ _ _ l _ _ isten to the bell_ _ _ _ _
O _ _ f my pover _ty___ _ _ _ y _ _ ou must never tell_ _ _ _ _ _
And h _ e cried_ ___ _ _ himself_ _ to sleep_ _ _ in_ the night_ _ _
A _ nd he vowed t _ _ _ o make_ things_ right_ _ _
S _ o he took t _ _ _ he gun_ down_ from t _ _ _ he wall_ and he paid_ a _ _ _ call_
He knew s _ _ _ he'd un_ -ders_ -tand_ _ _ _
A law_-m _ _ _ an came to cap_ -ture_ _ _ _ him_
The gun j _ _ _ umped in his_ hand_ _ _ _
Oh__ _ _ _ _ Miguel_ Oh-o _ _ _ the mother_ cried_ _ _
You m _ ust run_ so_ _ _ _ or_ you'll_ die"_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ So the _ _ story is told __ _ _ of his true love __ _ _ 'cross the line _ _ _
_ As _ _ strong as the oak __ _ _ and as sweet __ _ _ | as the vine_ |
_ A _ _ nd the child_ _ she bore_ _ _ him_
_ Came on_ _ _ the fate_ -ful_ _ _ _ mor_ -ning_
_ W _ _ hen they sent him_ _ _ _ to his_ fi_ -nal_ _ rest_ _ (xx0787)!
Oh my_ _ sweet_ Mi-g _ _ _ uel_ _ l _ _ isten to the bell__ _ _ _ _ _
No o _ _ ne will ever know__ _ _ _ _ _ w _ _ hat I know_ too well"__ _ _ _ _ _ _
And h _ e'd smile_ _ _ _ and lay_ _ the child_ _ _ on_ her breast_ _ _
A _ nd he'd say "I_ _ _ _ have_ no_ fear"_ _ _
I _ 'am waiting_ _ _ _ for_ you_ to cross t _ _ _ he bor_ -der_ to swim t _ _ _ he ri_ -ver_
'Cause I've d _ _ _ one that be-fore_ _ _ _
To see my_ _ _ _ true_ love's_ smi_-l _ _ _ ing face_
A hundred_ _ _ _ times_ or more_ _ _ _
Oh__ _ _ _ _ my sweet M _ _ _ iguel"_ she cried_ _ _
I'll_ _ love__ _ _ _ you___ _ t _ _ ill I-i_ die_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
