Marty Robbins - Ava Maria Morales Lyrics
A long time ago in the small border town of NogalasThere lived a beautiful Mexican girl named Ava Maria MoralesHer dark hair would glisten and shine when touched by the sunAnd she loved a cowboy that told her he workedON a ranch just outside of TucsonDiamonds he gave to her caused many people to sayHow could he give her such diamonds as these on thirty a month cowboy payShe paid no attention to what they said or what they did'Cause she never doubted he worked on a ranchOut of Tucson, just like he saidThen to Nogalas, one mormin', came ridin' a strangerHe wore a badge on the front of his vest, the new one in town was a RangerAnd he showed some pictures of outlaws and bandits he chasedAnd one of the pictures caused Ava MariaTo turn with fear on her faceAva MariaIt's true what they saidYour cowboy's an outlawWith a price on his headThe Ranger left town on the trail of the outlaws he huntedAva Maria prayed he'd never catch the cowboy she loved and she wanted'Cause deep in her heart she beleived that the Ranger was wrongThe outlaw just looked like the cowboy that workedOn the ranch just outside of TucsonTrue love would never let Ava Maria believe itAnd there in her window each evenin' she'd lightA candle and hoped he would see itThe years turned her dark hair to silver but love still lived onShe prayed every night for the cowboy that workedOn the ranch just outside of TucsonOne night the town of Nogalas was saddened to seeThe window where Ava Maria would watch was dark where a light used to beSome love stories live for a while and then they are goneFor over a century the story of Ava Maria has lived on and onAva MariaIf your spirit lives onI hope you have found himAt the ranch just outside of Tucson
