By Goetz, Berlin, and Snyder".]



[1st verse:]

Starlight a-twinkling, mandolin tinkling sweet serenade

'Mid convent bells, of love sweetly tells a Mexican maid

Longing to go to, longing to know true love's parade

As he sings to eyes that dim fairest golden skies



[chorus:]

Sombrero Land

Fair tropic strand

Beside the Rio Grande

With love my heart command

Eyes understand

What hearts demand

Come, we'll delight some, quite some

Bright Sombrero Land



[2nd verse:]

Silently hiding, silently sliding down to his arms

Two lips caress, with kisses impress her heart in their charms

Thro' gardens groping, they go eloping, silently flee

As once more to her, he tenderly hums his plea