Rosalita my Rosalita
Are you waiting for me just as you promised me you would
Rosalita senorita Rosalita
I'd climb back tonight to you like a seagull if I could
The ship that I was stationed on docked on the shores of Spain
The night I met Rosalita I knew my heart could never be the same
Before the night was over she promised she would wait for me
We danced until the break of dawn I held her close and kissed her tenderly
Rosalita my Rosalita...
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And then too soon the time had come for us to say goodbye
I left her on the shores of Spain she waved until my ship went out of sight
The sweet caresses that we shared within my lonely heart still burn
Longing for the time to come when I can say my love I have returned
Rosalita my Rosalita...