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

The federales they were a'coming
She had made arrangements with a vendor
The stupid gringo - he got away
Now if I had a $100's
And maracas in my hand
I'd shake them for maria
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

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Now we never spank the children
And the house is pretty small
And I never learned the language
Of old guatamal

But there are 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

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