Song Description

A song about a man caught between love for a woman and his homeland.

Lyrics

Verse: 1

He was twenty nine years old before the cowboy left the Rio
He went up to New York, on an errand of mercy, I?m told
And while he was there he met a beautiful woman
They fell in love and got married, for better or worse. . .
Verse: 2

His plan was to take his pretty bride back to the Rio
But she was with child and soon all his money was spent
And the matter concerning, the dream of returning was put back
And died altogether as every new year came and went
Bridge: 1

Oh, how he cried for the sight of the moon on the Rio
Where the tumbleweed blew down the streets and danced in the rain
He still drank the wine, that came from those fine, southern vineyards
But somehow in New York it never quite tasted the same
Chorus:

That didn?t stop the cowboy from loving the lady
He worshipped the ground that she walked on and she loved him too
The big city heat and the noise on the streets drove him crazy
But that didn?t stop the cowboy from loving the lady

lyrical turnaround

Manana! Mamana! There?ll be no more sorrow
I?ll see you tomorrow, Manana!
Verse: 3
He gotta job driving a truck in Long Island
Sometimes he?d stop on the hill near the wide rivermouth
And he?d look out to sea as the ships sailed away in the sunset
And imagine that he was on board one of those heading south
Bridge: 2
Each day he wrote to his Mother and told her he loved her
They spoke on the phone of the times when he was a kid
He told her that one day soon, he would come back forever
But no! He never did

Chorus:
That didn?t stop the cowboy from loving the lady
He worshipped the ground that she walked on and she loved him too
The big city lights and the noise on the streets drove him crazy
But, that didn?t stop the cowboy from loving the lady

Lyrical Turnaround

Manana! Manana! There?ll be no more sorrow
I?ll see you tomorrow, Manana!
Manana! Manana! There?ll be no more sorrow
I?ll see you tomorrow, Manana!