In the valley of the Rio Grande
Is a brown eyed Mexican maiden I want to see
In the valley of the Rio Grande
In a garden of roses, she said she'd wait for me
To the valley of the Rio Grande
I know I must go 'cause my heart tells me go again
If I stay any longer she may find another to love her
So tonight I must ride
For the valley of the Rio Grande
I can see the candle in her window every night
She said would brightly burn
I've been travelin' anywhere
The wind blows but my heart tells me I must return
To the valley of the Rio Grande
As I ride, I will pray that she waits there each day for me
Have I been gone too long?
Will she still be there where I left her?
In the garden that lies in the valley of the Rio Grande