And I dream in the morning that she brings me water I dream in the evening that she brings me wine She's just a poor man's daughter from Puerto Peñasco Evangelina, old Mexico And there's a great hot desert south of Mexicali And if you don't have water, boy, you better not go Tequila won't get you across that desert To Evangelina, old Mexico And the fire I feel for the woman I love is drivin' me insane Knowin' she's waitin' and I can't get there And God only knows that I wracked my brain to try to find a way To reach that woman, old Mexico And I met a kind man, seems he guarded the border He said, "You don't need no papers, I will let you go For I can tell that you love her by the look in your eyes, boy She's the rose of the desert in old Mexico" And the fire I feel for the woman I love is drivin' me insane Knowin' she's waitin' and I can't get there And God only knows that I wracked my brain to try to find a way To reach that woman, old Mexico And I dream in the morning that she brings me water I dream in the evening that she brings me wine She's just a poor man's daughter from Puerto Peñasco Evangelina, old Mexico Evangelina, I miss you so