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The Old Mission

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GShe visits the place that the tEmour groups must have
GShe's shocked to find somebody thereEm  
GWith a sun-beaten face, and Ema silver-grey head
CHe knelt on the floor unaware
GHe said "I'm sorry madam" as he lEment her his hand
G"I know I must be a strange sightEm  
GBut I've been coming here for somEme thirty odd years
CEver since my sweet lady died
But I sure am glad you listened
Oh, I sure am glad you came
I've been waiting here in this mission
Ever since that day"
Oh, that summer we met, only fools could forget
Just how perfect a woman could be
By the time she was late, we had both set a date
In a place where she would marry me
But a gringo meant shame to their proud family name
And her father forbade it to be
So in less than a week, they found her by the creek
And the parents blamed it all on me
But I sure am glad you listened
And I sure am glad you came
I've been waiting here in this mission
Ever since that day
Well, her name was Marie
And the day she met me
Was the worst day of both of our lives
If it wasn't for me, I would truly believe
My sweetheart could still be alive
She said "Darling, believe. Don't you recognize me?
Though you waited here all of this time
They had shipped me away to my family in Spain
We can get on with our lives
Yeah, we still have plenty of time
'Cause I sure am glad I listened
Oh, I sure am glad I came
I made looking for you my mission
Ever since that day
Oh, I sure am glad you listened
Oh, I sure am glad you came
I've been waiting here in this mission
Ever since that day
And I sure am glad you listened
Oh, I sure am glad you came
I've been waiting here in this mission
Ever since that day
"May God bless you, have a good day"

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The Old Mission

by Hurt

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G Em

She visits the place that the tour groups must have

G Em

She's shocked to find somebody there

G Em

With a sun-beaten face, and a silver-grey head

He knelt on the floor unaware

G Em

He said "I'm sorry madam" as he lent her his hand

G Em

"I know I must be a strange sight

G Em

But I've been coming here for some thirty odd years

Ever since my sweet lady died

But I sure am glad you listened

Oh, I sure am glad you came

I've been waiting here in this mission

Ever since that day"

Oh, that summer we met, only fools could forget

Just how perfect a woman could be

By the time she was late, we had both set a date

In a place where she would marry me

But a gringo meant shame to their proud family name

And her father forbade it to be

So in less than a week, they found her by the creek

And the parents blamed it all on me

But I sure am glad you listened

And I sure am glad you came

I've been waiting here in this mission

Ever since that day

Well, her name was Marie

And the day she met me

Was the worst day of both of our lives

If it wasn't for me, I would truly believe

My sweetheart could still be alive

She said "Darling, believe. Don't you recognize me?

Though you waited here all of this time

They had shipped me away to my family in Spain

We can get on with our lives

Yeah, we still have plenty of time

'Cause I sure am glad I listened

Oh, I sure am glad I came

I made looking for you my mission

Ever since that day

Oh, I sure am glad you listened

Oh, I sure am glad you came

I've been waiting here in this mission

Ever since that day

And I sure am glad you listened

Oh, I sure am glad you came

I've been waiting here in this mission

Ever since that day

"May God bless you, have a good day"

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