[Verse 1]
I've been in this town so long, that back in the city
I've been taken for lost and gone and unknown for a long, long time
Fell in love years ago with an innocent girl
From the Spanish and Indian home of the heroes and villains

[Verse 2]
Once at night, cotillion squared the fight
And she was right in the rain of the bullets that eventually brought her down
But she's still dancing in the night unafraid of what a dude'll do
In a town full of heroes and villains

[Vocalizing]

[Bridge]
In the cantina, margaritas keep the spirit high
There I watched her
She spun around and wound in the warmth
Her body fanned the flame of the dance
Dance, Margarita, don't you know that I love you? (Dance)
Dance

You're under arrest!

[Verse 3]
My children were raised, you know they suddenly rise
They started slow long ago, head-to-toe, healthy, wealthy and often wise
At three score and five, I'm very much alive
I still got the jive to survive with the heroes and villains

[Outro]
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