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He met her one night in Laredo 
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Just a wild commancharo they say 
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They told her that he'd been an outlaw 
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And she'd have to send him away 
 
They warned her of toil and hardship 

And a life full of heartache and tears 

Then one day he sent her a message 

The one she'd been waiting to hear 

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Meet me tonight in Laredo 
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Wait til the moon's hangin' low 
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Meet me tonight in Laredo 
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We'll soon be in old Mexico
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That night as they slipped thru the darkness 
To the place where the horses were tied 
He whispered a prayer for tomorrow 
That she would be safe by his side 
 
 
She smiled as they climbed in the saddle 
And as swift as the wild prairie wind 
They rode to Madre Sierra 
Repeating these words once again 
 
 
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And now in their own hacienda 
In the glow of the soft candle light 
The hands that once held a six gun 
Are holding their baby tonight 
 
 
She echo's his God will go with us 
And at night when the moons hanging low 
She smiles as she fondly remembers 
The words he had said long ago 
 
 
Chorus