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Down by the Mission San Miguel is a great house
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Wherein dwell Don Carlos and La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell
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I work at the ranch
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I saddle her mare
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I ride with the gun behind as she visits her friends here and there
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She says, "Thank you, Manuel"
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Or, "Manuel, por favor"
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Or, "Good evening, Manuel"
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La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell
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I dream of the Mission San Miguel and it says to me, the mission bell
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"She is married, Manuel, the wife of the rancher, Don Carlos Cantrell
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You serve at the ranch
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You hold her chair
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You carry her boxes, trunks, letters, and books here and there
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But I hear with my heart what she says with her eyes
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With, "Good evening, Manuel,"
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Or, "Manuel, por favor"
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Or, "The carriage, Manuel"
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Or, "Manuel, close the door"