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Track: El Paso
Artist: Marty Robbins
Album: Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

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American country singer and songwriter, successful as a recording artist, stage performer, actor, author, songwriter, and stock car racer. Robbins was born 26 September 1925 in Glendale, Arizona, USA and died 8 December 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Born into poverty with his twin sister Mamie, he quit school in his teens and served in the United States Navy during 1943–1945. Robbins’ career started in 1947, and he soon had his own radio and television shows on KPHO in Phoenix. His big break came in 1951 when [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Jimmy_Dickens]Jimmy Dickens[/url] guested on his TV show. Dickens was so impressed that he encouraged his record company, Columbia, to give Robbins a contract. In 1953 Robbins joined the Grand Ole Opry and moved to Nashville, and in 1965 he started performing on the last segment of the Opry so he could race stock car at the Nashville Speedway. Among the more successful crossover artists during the 1950s and 1960s, Robbins was able to handle a wide variety of musical styles with his versatile baritone. He recorded country, western, rockabilly, Hawaiian music, gospel, and his specialty, which was pop ballads. Over the course of his career, Robbins had a total of 94 charting records, with 16 going to the #1 position. On October 11, 1982, Robbins was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, just seven weeks before he suffered a heart attack, on December 2. He died six days later at the age of 57. His children include country singer [a2118004].

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Release: Marty Robbins - El Paso
Year: 1959
Genres: Pop, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country, Vocal

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LYRICS

Out in the West Texas town
of El Paso
I fell in love with a Mexican girl.
Night-time would find me in
Rosa's cantina;
Music would play and Felina
would whirl.

Blacker than night
were the eyes of Felina,
Wicked and evil
while casting a spell.
My love was deep
for this Mexican maiden;
I was in love but in vain,
I could tell.

One night a wild
young cowboy came in,
Wild as the West Texas wind.
Dashing and daring,
A drink he was sharing
With wicked Felina,
The girl that I loved.

So in anger I

Challenged his right
for the love of this maiden.
Down went his hand
for the gun that he wore.
My challenge was answered
in less than a heart-beat;
The handsome young stranger
lay dead on the floor.

Out through the back door
of Rosa's I ran,
Out where the horses were tied.
I caught a good one.
It looked like it could run.
Up on its back
And away I did ride,

Just as fast as I

Could from the
West Texas town of El Paso
Out to the bad-lands of New Mexico.

Back in El Paso
my life would be worthless.
Everything's gone in life;
nothing is left.
It's been so long since
I've seen the young maiden
My love is stronger
than my fear of death.

I saddled up and away I did go,
Riding alone in the dark.
Maybe tomorrow
A bullet may find me.
Tonight nothing's worse than this
Pain in my heart.

And at last here I

Am on the hill
overlooking El Paso;
I can see Rosa's cantina below.
My love is strong
and it pushes me onward.
Down off the hill
to Felina I go.

Off to my right
I see five mounted cowboys;
Off to my left
ride a dozen or more.
Shouting and shooting
I can't let them catch me.
I have to make
it to Rosa's back door.

Something is dreadfully wrong
for I feel
A deep burning pain in my side.
Though I am trying
To stay in the saddle,
I'm getting weary,
Unable to ride.

But my love for

Felina is strong
and I rise where I've fallen,
Though I am weary
I can't stop to rest.
I see the white puff of smoke
from the rifle.
I feel the bullet
go deep in my chest.

From out of nowhere
Felina has found me,
Kissing my cheek
as she kneels by my side.
Cradled by two loving arms
that I'll die for,
One little kiss and Felina,
good-bye.