Border Girl

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Omar & the Howlers

Omar & the Howlers is a Texas based electric blues and blues rock band, formed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1973 by the blues guitarist and singer Omar Kent Dykes. Three years later they moved to Austin, Texas. The band has regularly toured European countries. more »

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The day is long and the land is dry                                                                                                                                             Close to the river on the Texas side                                                                                                                                                Hot sun's working on my mind                                                                                                                                                                    Lord knows I miss my border girl

Rosetta is my dark-eyed girl                                                                                                                                                              A desert flower and a precious pearl                                                                                                                                             San Vicente is another world                                                                                                                                                                                   I can't forget my border girl

Oh, my border girl.  I need my border girl                                                                                                                             They try to keep us apart, but they can't stop me                                                                                                                                                             They can't stop me                                                                                                                                                                    Oh, my border girl.  I need my border girl
                                                                                                                                       
I'm gonna cross the river tonight                                                                                                                                                    I'll ask her father now one more time                                                                                                                                                   But her family's so dignified                                                                                                                                                                             They won't let Rosetta be a Yankee's bride

Oh, my border girl.  I need my border girl                                                                                                                                They try to keep us apart, but they can't stop me                                                                                                                                                              Can't stop me                                                                                                                                                                     Oh, my border girl.  I need my border girl
                                                                                                                                        
I'm gonna cross the river tonight                                                                                                                                                      I'll ask her father now more time                                                                                                                                                       And if he won't change his mind                                                                                                                                                     I'm gonna have to run with my border girl

Oh, my border girl.  I need my border girl                                                                                                                                        They try to keep us apart, but they can't stop me                                                                                                                                                                    Can't stop me                                                                                                                                                             Oh, my border girl.  I need my border girl

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