Ry Cooder - Filipino Dance Hall Girl lyrics

When the evening shadows fall I'm dreaming Of a certain smile a secret rendezvous When the day is past and gone I'll come creeping Down the dark end of the street again to you In a dimly lit café as we go dancing I try to smile and hide a love that's true Then they play a lovely tune as we're romancing And I can't pretend no matter what I do Dark and different so they tell me lt's forbidden so they say But l just tell them we're so happy She's my Filipino dance halt girl Good friends have all withdrawn their salutations Good neighbors pause when I come down the street Preacher has a look of scom on Sunday morning And there's a frown on every face I see Que sera sera the Bible tells me Novus Ordo Seclorum so they say I just teil them adios muchachos She's my Filipino dance hall girl Then she whispers while we're dancing In a language soft and low I just tell her darling I love you You're my Filipino dance hall girl