Down by the mission
San Miguel is a great house
Wherein dwell Don carlos
And La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell

I work at the ranch and I saddle her mare
I ride with the gun behind
As she visits her friends here and there
She says Thank you Manuel or Manuel por favor
Or good evening Manuel, La Dona Maria Elena Cantrell

I dream of the mission San Miguel and it says to me
The mission bell, she is married Manuel
The wife of the rancher Don Carlos Cantrell

But you serve at the ranch and you hold her chair
You carry her boxes, trunks, letters and books here and there
But I hear with my heart
What she says with her eyes
Good evening Manuel or Manuel por favor
Or the carriage Manuel or Manuel close the door



