San Miguel Lyrics - Kingston Trio

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, I saddle her mare 

I ride with a 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 

You serve at the ranch, you hold her chair 

You carry her boxes, trunks, letters, and books here and there