Rosalita my Rosalita   Are you waiting for me just as you promised me you would   Rosalita senorita Rosalita   I'd climb back tonight to you like a seagull if I could      The ship that I was stationed on docked on the shores of Spain   The night I met Rosalita I knew my heart could never be the same   Before the night was over she promised she would wait for me   We danced until the break of dawn I held her close and kissed her tenderly   Rosalita my Rosalita...   [ guitar ]   And then too soon the time had come for us to say goodbye   I left her on the shores of Spain she waved until my ship went out of sight   The sweet caresses that we shared within my lonely heart still burn   Longing for the time to come when I can say my love I have returned   Rosalita my Rosalita...