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******************************************** Item Code * HT5556 Song Title * Mayo to San Antone Performed By * Terry Gordon Composer(s) * N/A Publisher * Programmer * Damian Smith Copyright * (C) 2009 HitTrax MIDI Files Unauthorised copying is illegal ********************************************
7-bar intro
Verse 1: He left his home here in Mayo, Said goodbye to his family and all. He boarded a plane for the U.S. He had to answer the call. It was love that brought him to Texas. It�s there he must make his home. This beautiful blue-eyed lady His own rose of old San Antone,
Chorus: So tonight as the moon shines o�er Texas And the wild cow cries all alone, There�s a young Irish lad from Mayo Living in old San Antone.
Verse 2: Life there was strange to begin with. Sometimes, he felt so alone. He often thought of old Ireland And his own dear West Port home, The bay with it�s beauty and splendor, Proud Patrick majestic and tall. But his love for this woman from Texas Had him say goodbye to it all;S
Repeat chorus
Break
Verse 3: So tonight in Southeastern Texas, Not far from the old Alamo, He tells his children some stories Of Ireland long, long ago. He promises someday to take them And see the place of his birth, Back to the heartlands of Mayo And that cottage that stands in the West;
Repeat chorus twice
There�s a young Irish lad from Mayo Living in old San Antone. =******************************************** Time * 3:40 Length * 188 bars Tempo * 159 BPM (with variations) Key * C major, D major from 3rd verse