Faleena (from El Paso)-Marty Robbins

[00:07.907] Out in New Mexico many long years ago [00:11.394] There in a shack on the desert one night in a storm [00:19.096] Amid streaks of lightning and loud desert thunder [00:22.721] To a young Mexican couple a baby was born [00:30.353] Just as the baby cried thunder and lightning died [00:34.089] Moon gave it's light to the world and the stars did the same [00:41.609] Mother and father both proud of the daughter [00:45.321] That heaven had sent them Felena was this baby's name [00:52.932] When she was seventeen bothered by crazy dreams [00:56.548] She ran away from the shack and left them to roam [01:03.940] Father and mother both asked one another [01:07.668] What made her run away what made Felena leave home [01:15.092] Tired of the desert nights fartherly grieved to strife [01:18.876] She ran away late one night in the moon's golden beam [01:26.100] She didn't know where she'd go but she'd get there [01:30.012] And she would find happiness if she would follow her dream [01:37.444] After she ran away she went to Santa Fe [01:41.132] And in the year that she stayed there she learned about life [01:48.605] In just a little while she learned that with her smile [01:52.326] She could have pretty clothes she could be any man's wife [01:59.790] Rich men romanced her they dined and they danced her [02:03.318] She understood men and she treated them all just the same [02:10.534] A form that was fine and rare dark shining glossy hair [02:14.678] Lovely to look at Felena was this woman's name [02:22.206] Restless in Santa Fe she had to get away [02:25.854] To any town where the lights had a much brighter glow [02:33.110] One cowboy mentioned the town of El Paso [02:36.806] They never stopped dancing and money like whiskey would flow [02:44.127] She bought a one way a ticket from Santa Fe [02:47.910] Three days and nights on a stage with a rest now and then [02:55.134] She didn't mind that she knew she would find that [02:58.918] Her new life would be more exciting than where she had been [03:06.374] The stage made it's last stop up there on the mountain top [03:09.990] To let her see all the lights at the foot of the hill [03:17.478] Her world was brighter and deep down inside her [03:21.086] An uncontrolled beating her young heart just wouldn't be still [03:28.502] She got a hotel a room at the Lily Belle [03:32.190] Quickly she changed to a form fitting black satin dress [03:39.502] Every man stopped to stare at this form fine and rare [03:43.334] Even the women remarked of the charm she possessed [03:50.878] Dancing and laughter was what she was after [03:53.928] And Rosa's Cantina had lights with love in the gleam [04:01.890] That's what she hunted and that's what she wanted [04:05.392] Rosa's was one place a nice girl would never be seen [04:12.896] It was the same way it was back in Santa Fe [04:16.537] Men would make fools of themselves at the thought of romance [04:23.624] Rosa took heed of the place was in need of [04:27.170] This kind of excitement so she paid Felena to dance [04:34.618] A year passed or maybe more and then through the swinging doors [04:38.274] Came a young cowboy so tall and so handsomely dressed [04:45.578] This one was new in town hadn't been seen around [04:49.315] He was so different he wasn't like all of the rest [04:56.554] Feleena danced close to him then threw a rose to him [05:00.243] Quickly he walked to her table and there he sat down [05:07.410] And in a day or so wherever folks would go [05:11.210] They'd see this young cowboy showing Felena the town [05:18.676] Six weeks he went with her each minute spent with her [05:22.138] But he was insanely jealous of glances she'd give [05:29.546] Inside he was a hurting from all of her flirting [05:33.098] But that was her nature and that was the way that she lived [05:40.322] She flirted one night it started a gun fight [05:44.114] And after the smoke cleared away on the floor lay a man [05:51.114] Felena's young lover had shot down another [05:54.946] And he had to leave there so out through the back door he ran [06:02.458] The next day at five o'clock she heard a rifle shot [06:06.162] Quickly she ran to the door that was facing the pass [06:13.330] She saw her cowboy her wild riding cowboy [06:17.122] Low in the saddle her cowboy was riding in fast [06:24.538] She ran to meet him to kiss and to greet him [06:28.147] He saw her and motioned her back with a wave of his hand [06:35.396] Bullets were flying Felena was crying [06:39.011] As she saw him fall from the saddle and into the sand [06:46.759] Felena knelt near him to hold and to hear him [06:50.391] As she felt the warm blood that flowed from the wound in his side [06:57.619] He raised to kiss her and she heard him whisper [07:01.284] Never forget me Felena it's over goodbye [07:08.463] Quickly she grabbed for the six gun that he wore [07:12.007] And screaming in anger and placing the gun to her breast [07:19.391] Bury us both deep and maybe we'll find peace [07:23.118] And pulling the trigger she fell cross the dead cowboy's chest [07:30.271] Out in El Paso whenever the wind blows [07:33.814] If you listen closely at night you'll hear in the wind [07:41.207] A woman is crying it's not the wind sighing [07:44.887] Old timer's tell you Felena is calling for him [07:52.055] You'll hear them talking and you'll hear them walking [07:55.807] You'll hear them laugh and you'll look but there's no one around [08:02.999] Don't be alarmed there is really no harm there [08:06.847] It's only the young cowboy showing Felena the town [08:16.389] ——Sequels of "El Paso"