[Intro]
Down by the mission San Miguel
Is a great house wherein dwell
Don Carlos
And La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell

[Verse 1]
I work at the ranch
I saddle her mare
I ride with the gun behind
As she visits her friends here and there
She says, "Thank you, Manuel"
Or "Manuel, por favor"
Or "Good ev'ning, Manuel"
La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell

[Bridge]
I dream of the mission San Miguel
And it says to me, the mission bell
"She is married, Manuel
The wife of the rancher, Don Carlos Cantrell"

[Verse 2]
You serve at the ranch
You hold her chair
You carry her boxes, trunks, letters, and books
Here and there
But I hear with my heart what she says with her eyes
With "Good ev'ning, Manuel" or "Manuel, por favor"
Or "The carriage, Manuel"
Or "Manuel, close the door"