Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Flaco Jiménez
Canonical path: /flaco-jimenez/carmelita
Related lyric paths: 6
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Carmelita
Read Carmelita lyrics by Flaco Jiménez on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Carmelita
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I hear mariachi static on my radio
And the tubes they glow in the dark
And I'm there with her in ensenada
And I'm here in echo park
Carmelita hold me tighter
I think I'm sinking down
And I'm all strung out on heroin
On the outskirts of town
Well, I'm sittin' here playing solitaire
With my pearl-handled deck
The county won't give me no more methadone
They cut off your welfare check
Well, I pawned my smith-corona
And I went to meet my man
He hangs out down on alvarado street
By the pioneer chicken stand
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Flaco Jiménez performs "Carmelita", and this lyric page sits inside the Flaco Jiménez catalog on LyroVerse.
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