With |wicked Fe|lina, the |girl that I |loved |~ So in |an-ger I…
3. …|challenged his |right for the |love of this |maiden
|Down went his |hand for the |gun that he |wore |||
My |challenge was |answered in |less than a |heartbeat
The |handsome young |stranger lay |dead on the |floor |||
Chorus:
|Out through the |back door of |Rosa's I |ran
|Out where the |horses were |tied ||| / ||||
|I caught a |good one, it |looked like it |could run
|Up on its |back and a|way I did |ride | Just as |fast |as I…
5. (2 lines only) …|could from the |West Texas |town of El |Paso
|Out to the |badlands of |New Mexi|co |||
6. |Back in El |Paso my |life would be |worthless
|Everything's |gone in life, |nothing is |left |||
|It's been so |long since I've |seen the young |maiden
|My love is |stronger than |my fear of |death |||
Chorus:
|I saddled |up and a|way I did |go
|Riding a|lone in the |dark ||| / ||||
|Maybe to|morrow a |bullet may |find me
To|night nothing's |worse than this |pain in my |heart
And at |last |here I…
7. …|am on the |hill over|looking El |Paso
|I can see |Rosa's can|tina be|low |||
|My love is |strong and it |pushes me |onward
|Down off the |hill to Fe|lina I |go
8. |Off to my |right I see |five mounted |cowboys
|Off to my |left ride a |dozen or |more |||
|Shouting and |shooting I |can't let them |catch me
|I have to |make it to |Rosa's back |door |||
Chorus:
|Something is |dreadfully |wrong for I |feel
A |deep burning |pain in my |side ||| / ||||
|Though I am |trying to |stay in the |saddle
|I'm getting |weary un|able to |ride | But my |love |for Fe- …
9. … |lina is |strong and I |rise where I've |fallen
|Though I am |weary I |can't stop to |rest |||
|I see the |white puff of |smoke from the |rifle
|I feel the |bullet go |deep in my |chest |||
10. |From out of |nowhere Fe|lina has |found me
|Kissing my |cheek as she |kneels by my |side |||
|Cradled by |two loving |arms that I'll |die for
|One little |kiss and Fe|lina, good|bye
3. …|challenged his |right for the |love of this |maiden
|Down went his |hand for the |gun that he |wore |||
My |challenge was |answered in |less than a |heartbeat
The |handsome young |stranger lay |dead on the |floor |||
Chorus:
|Out through the |back door of |Rosa's I |ran
|Out where the |horses were |tied ||| / ||||
|I caught a |good one, it |looked like it |could run
|Up on its |back and a|way I did |ride | Just as |fast |as I…
5. (2 lines only) …|could from the |West Texas |town of El |Paso
|Out to the |badlands of |New Mexi|co |||
6. |Back in El |Paso my |life would be |worthless
|Everything's |gone in life, |nothing is |left |||
|It's been so |long since I've |seen the young |maiden
|My love is |stronger than |my fear of |death |||
Chorus:
|I saddled |up and a|way I did |go
|Riding a|lone in the |dark ||| / ||||
|Maybe to|morrow a |bullet may |find me
To|night nothing's |worse than this |pain in my |heart
And at |last |here I…
7. …|am on the |hill over|looking El |Paso
|I can see |Rosa's can|tina be|low |||
|My love is |strong and it |pushes me |onward
|Down off the |hill to Fe|lina I |go
8. |Off to my |right I see |five mounted |cowboys
|Off to my |left ride a |dozen or |more |||
|Shouting and |shooting I |can't let them |catch me
|I have to |make it to |Rosa's back |door |||
Chorus:
|Something is |dreadfully |wrong for I |feel
A |deep burning |pain in my |side ||| / ||||
|Though I am |trying to |stay in the |saddle
|I'm getting |weary un|able to |ride | But my |love |for Fe- …
9. … |lina is |strong and I |rise where I've |fallen
|Though I am |weary I |can't stop to |rest |||
|I see the |white puff of |smoke from the |rifle
|I feel the |bullet go |deep in my |chest |||
10. |From out of |nowhere Fe|lina has |found me
|Kissing my |cheek as she |kneels by my |side |||
|Cradled by |two loving |arms that I'll |die for
|One little |kiss and Fe|lina, good|bye
