Out in the west Tex-as town of El Pas-o,
I fell in love with a Mex - i - can girl.____
Night-time would find me in Rose-'s Can - ti - na,
mus-sic would play and Fe - li - na would whirl.___

Black-er than night were the eyes of Fe - li - na,
wick-ed and e-vil while cast-ing a spell.___
My love was deep for this Mex - i - can maid -en,
I was in love, but in vain, I could tell.____

One night a  wild  young cow-boy came in,
wild as the west Tex - as wind.___________
Dash-ing and dar-ing, a drink he was shar-ing
with wick-ed Fe - li - na, the girl that I loved.

So, in an - ger,__ I challenged his right 
for the love of this maid -en,
Down went his hand for the gun that he wore.____

My chal-lenge was answered in less than a heart-beat,
The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor.
Just for a mo-ment I stood there in si-lence,
Shocked by the foul, evil deed I had done. 

Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there,
I had but one chance and that was to run._____
Out through the back door of Rose-'s I ran,
Out where the hors - es were tied._______

I caught a good one, it looked like it could__ run.
Up on it's back and a - way I did ride.
...Just as fast as I could from the west Texas town of El Paso
Out the badlands of New  Mexico.

Back in El Paso, my life would be worth-less.
Every-thing's gone in life, noth-ing is left.
It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden,
My love is strong-er than my fear of death.

I sad-dled up and a - way I did go,
rid - ing a  lone in the dark.___________
May-be to - mor - row, a bul-let may find__ me,
To - night, noth - ing's worse than this pain in my heart.

And, at last, here__ I am on the hill o-ver-look-ing El Pas-o,
I can see Rose-'s Can - ti - na be-low. 
My love is strong and it push-es me on-ward.
Down off the hill, to Fe - li - na I go.

Off to my right I see five mount-ed cow-boys,
off to my left, ride a doz - en or more.___
Shout - ing and shoot - ing, I can't let them catch me,
I have to make it to Rose -'s back door. 

Some - thing is dread - ful -ly  wrong,
for I feel a deep burn-ing pain in my side.____________
Though I am try-ing_ to   stay in  the  sad - dle, 
I'm get - ting wear -y,  un - a - ble to ride.___ 

But my love   for Fe - li - na is strong and I 
rise where I've fallen.  Though I am wear-y,
I can't stop to rest.  I see the white puff of 
smoke from the ri - fle, I feel the bul-let
go deep in my chest.____

From out of no-where, Fe - li - na has found me,
kiss-ing my cheek as she kneels by my side._____
Cra-dled by  two lov-ing  arms that I'll die for,
One lit - tle kiss, then "Fe  li - na,   good  -  bye." ________