Maria was born in the country   She loved her homeland   Maria was from a poor family   For their girl they had greater plans      Across the sea not yet twenty   Sailed our maria, a man to see   Perhaps marry dreams our maria   This was to be eventually for our maria      Maria made plans for the future   Sh had sons to her man   Maria grew sad as the years passed   She did not understand   You must believe me   Though it's not easy, trust in me   My life's been wasted   There's nothing sacred I can see   Though we're together   It seems we've never known the way   These lives we started   Now broken hearted everyday      Maria works in the factory   She makes shoes for the man   Maria lives for her family   Now she does what she can.      Hold on to me   Hold on to me maria   For this was to be   A tragedy for our maria      Oh maria don't you cry   Oh maria dry your eyes