Just a young girl born many years ago
To a mother who died giving her life
Her father forlorn had to board her out
Because of the times; no money; no wife.

Grandpa and Grandma raised this young girl
They did the very best that they could do
The little girl grew up to become a lady fair
Without the mother she never knew.

And then one day she met a special man
His tender voice sang a song to her heart
She said, "Daddy please, I love him so.
Give your blessings so we are never apart."

Her Daddy said yes, and they were wed
This young man and the lady fair
They began their new life as husband and wife
And three children she did bear.

When the last of the three was only a year
This special man sang his very last song
Leaving the lady fair and her innocent three
Alone in the world to learn to be strong.

The lady fair was determined to survive
And raise her three all alone on her own
She did the best she could with all that she knew
To provide her three with a happy home.

Although the lady fair loved all of her three
Her sad heart was without a song
In her lonely search she tried to replace
The special man who was forever gone.

It was an endless search, but she continued on
To find someone for comfort and love
She was just a young lady all alone
Who deserved heavenly blessings above.

There were times she remembered very old songs
 It was then that the teardrops would start
By the gaze in her eyes it seemed she could still hear
. . . the man singing songs to her heart.

~ StinaLisa ~
©Copyright 1999

It seems like we often have to wait until we are much older to finally understand what we couldn't understand while we were young.  The lady above was my mother-in-law, and although I loved her very much, I was not able to understand all that she was going through at the time. Now that I am older; closer to her age at the time, I can begin to know and understand.

She was a very young lady, left with three young children to raise during the war and post-war period, and I admire the job she did.  I also believe she was forever searching for a replacement of the man with the tender voice. I know she is with him today, and I believe that he is once again singing beautiful songs to her heart.

This page is dedicated to the lady fair.

~ StinaLisa ~

"Mexicali Rose"

Mexicali Rose, I'm leaving, don't feel blue
Mexicali Rose, stop grieving, I love you.
When the dove of love is winging through the blue
All the castles you've been building will come true.

Mexicali Rose, stop crying
I'll come back to you some sunny day
Every night you'll know that I'll be pining
Every hour a year while I'm away.

Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear
Banish all those tears and please don't sigh
Kiss me once again and hold me
Mexicali Rose, goodbye.

Words by Helen Stone

"Family and Friends Index"

If you have the time, stop by my home on the web,
have a cup of coffee, and see a list of my other web pages.
Please sign my Guestbook so I know
you've stopped by. Thanks!
~ StinaLisa ~

The music playing is a condensed version of "Mexicali Rose", and is for entertainment, educational and evaluation purposes only. Titles have full copyright by their respective artists and record companies. Please show your support for the artists who gave us this great music by purchasing their CDs.

If you are interested in purchasing a copy of "Mexicali Rose" by Jim Reeves, I have provided a link below to Amazon.com. They sell both new and used CDs.  I have purchased many used CDs for my web pages and have never had a problem.  Amazon also sells MP3 downloads in several categories with single songs ranging from 89 to 99 cents.

Thank you.

September 1999