Marty Robbins - Feleena

^DOut in New Mexico, many long years ago There in a shack on the desert, one night in a ^A7storm ^A7Amid streaks of lightnin' and loud desert thunder To a young Mexican couple, a baby was ^Dborn; ^DJust as the baby cried, thunder and lightnin' died Moon gave it's light to the world and the ^D7stars did the ^Gsame Mother and Father, both ^Dproud of the daughter That heaven had sent them, Felina was ^A7this baby's ^Dname.

^DWhen she was seventeen, bothered by crazy dreams She ran away from the shack and left them to ^A7roam ^A7Father and Mother, both asked one another What made her run away, what made Felina leave ^Dhome; ^DTired of the desert nights, fartherly grieved to strife She ran away late one night in the ^D7moon's golden ^Ggleam She didn't know where she'd ^Dgo, but that she'd get there And she would find happiness, if she would ^A7follow her ^Ddream.

^DAfter she ran away, she went to Sante Fe And in the year that she stayed there, she learned about ^A7life ^A7In just a little while, she learned that with a smile She could have pretty clothes, she could be any man's ^Dwife; ^DRich men romanced her, they dined and they danced her She understood men and she treated them ^D7all just the ^Gsame A form that was fine and ^Drare, dark shining glossy hair Lovely to look at Felina was ^A7this woman's ^Dname.

^DRestless in Sante Fe, she had to get away To any town where the lights had a much brighter ^A7glow ^A7One cowboy mentioned the town of El Paso They never stopped dancin' and money like whiskey did ^Dflow; ^DShe bought a one-way, a ticket from Sante Fe Three days and nights on a stage with a ^D7rest now and ^Gthen She didn't mind that, she ^Dknew she would find that Her new life would be more exciting than ^A7where she had ^Dbeen.

^DThe stage made it's last stop, up there on the mountain top To let her see all of the lights at the foot of the ^A7hill ^A7Her world was brighter and deep down inside her An uncontrolled beating, her young heart just wouldn't be ^Dstill; ^DShe got a hotel, a room at the Lily Belle Quickly she changed to a ^D7form-fitting black satin ^Gdress Ev'ry man stopped to ^Dstare at this form fine and rare Even the women remarked of the ^A7charm she pos^Dsessed.

^DDancin' and laughter was what she was after And Rosa's Cantina had lights, with a love in th^A7e gleam ^A7That's what she hunted and that's what she wanted Rosa's was one place a nice girl would never be s^Deen; ^DIt was the same way it was back in Sante Fe Men would make fools of them^D7selves at the thought of ^Gromance Rosa took heed of the ^Dplace was in need of This kind of excitement, so she paid Fe^A7lina to ^Ddance.

^DA year passed and maybe more and then through the swingin' doors Came a young cowboy so tall and so handsomely ^A7dressed ^A7This one was new in town, hadn't been seen around He was so different, he wasn't like all of the ^Drest; ^DFelina danced close to him, then threw a rose to him Quickly he walked to her ^D7table and there he sat ^Gdown And in a day or so, ^Dwherever folks would go They'd see this young cowboy, showin' Fel^A7ina the ^Dtown.

^DSix weeks he went with her, each minute spent with her But he was insanely jealous of glances she'd ^A7give ^A7Inside he was a-hurtin', from all of her flirtin' That was her nature and that was the way that she ^Dlived; ^DShe flirted one night, it started a gun-fight And after the smoke cleared ^D7away, on the floor lay a ^Gman Felina's young lover, had ^Dshot down another And he had to leave there, so out through the ^A7back door he ^Dran.

^DThe next day at five o'clock, she heard a rifle shot Quickly she ran to the door, that was facin' the ^A7pass ^A7She saw her cowboy, her wild-ridin' cowboy Low in the saddle, her cowboy was ridin' in ^Dfast; ^DShe ran to meet him, to kiss and to greet him He saw her and motioned her ^D7back, with a wave of his ^Ghand Bullets were flyin', ^DFeleena was cryin' As she saw him fall from the saddle and ^A7into the ^Dsand.

^DFeleena knelt near him, to hold and to hear him When she felt the warm blood that flowed from the wound in his ^A7side ^A7He raised to kiss her and she heard him whisper "Never forget me - Felina it's ^Dover, goodbye." ^DQuickly she grabbed for, the six-gun that he wore And screamin' in anger and placin' the ^D7gun to her ^Gbreast Bury us both deep and ^Dmaybe we'll find peace And pullin' the trigger, she fell 'cross the ^A7dead cowboy's ^Dchest.

^DOut in El Paso, whenever the wind blows If you listen closely at night, you'll hear in the ^A7wind

Old timer's tell you, Felina is callin' for ^Dhim; You'll hear them talkin' and you'll hear them walkin' You'll hear them laugh and you'll look, but there's ^D7no one a^Ground Don't be alarmed - there is ^Dreally no harm there It's only the young cowboy, showin' Fel^A7ina the ^Dtown.