[Verse 1: Jimmy Smith]
Oh Maria hands it out
She comes from Guatemala
She helps me get around
She helps when I'm in trouble
When the ice cream hit the ground
And the Federales, they were a-coming
She had made arrangements with a vendor
The stupid gringo, he got away

[Verse 2: Jimmy Smith]
Now if I had a hundred dollars
And maracas in my hand
I'd shake them for Maria
And I'd pressure her old man
To let me take her back to Texas
In the white pickup truck
Where she had done a dozen favors
To get me out of dutch

[Verse 3: Jimmy Smith]
Now we never spank the children
And the house, it's pretty small
And I never learned the language
Of old Guatemal'
But there's frijoles when I'm hungry
And I drink tequila when I'm dry
And the coffee is oh-so-good
And Maria hands it out