It was a fi - es - ta down in Mex - i - co,
And so I stopped a while to see the show;
I knew that fre - ne - si meant "Please love me,"
And I could say fre - ne - si.
A hand - some cab - el - ler - o caught my eye;
I stood en - chan - ted as he wan - dered by,
And nev -er know - ing that it came from me,
I gent - ly sighed "fre - ne - si."
He stopped and raised his eyes to mine,
His lips just plea - ded to be kissed;
His eyes were soft as can - dle - shine,
So how was I to re - sist?
And now with - out a heart to call my own,
A great - er hap - pi - ness I've nev - er known,
Be - cause his kiss - es are for me a - lone -
Who would - n't say "fre - ne - si?"