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Artist: Jackie Gleason
Canonical path: /jackie-gleason/it-happened-in-monterey
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It Happened In Monterey
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It Happened In Monterey
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In my imagination, I'm finding consolation
Somewhere along the rio grande
Sadly I'm reminiscing, madly again I'm kissing
Someone along the rio grande
It happened in monterey, a long time ago
I met her in monterey, in old mexico
Stars and steel guitars
And luscious lips, as red as wine
Broke somebody's heart
And I'm afraid that it was mine
It happened in monterey
Without thinking twice
I left her and threw away the key to paradise
My indiscreet heart, longs for the sweetheart
That I left in old monterey
Making believe I'm merry
In ev'ry glass of sherry
I see the sparkle of her eye
And when I hear the cello
Tender and sweet and mellow
I hear the music of her sigh
It happened in monterey, a long time ago
I met her in monterey, in old mexico
Stars and steel guitars
And luscious lips, as red as wine
Broke somebody's heart
And I'm afraid that it was mine
It happened in monterey
Without thinking twice
I left her and threw away the key to paradise
My indiscreet heart, longs for the sweetheart
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