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It was a fi - es - ta down in Mex - i - co,
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And so I stopped a while to see the show;
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I knew that fre - ne - si meant "Please love me,"
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And I could say fre - ne - si.
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A hand - some cab - el - ler - o caught my eye;
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I stood en - chan - ted as he wan - dered by,
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And nev -er know - ing that it came from me,
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I gent - ly sighed "fre - ne - si."
Bridge:
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He stopped and raised his eyes to mine,
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His lips just plea - ded to be kissed;
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His eyes were soft as can - dle - shine,
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So how was I to re - sist?
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And now with - out a heart to call my own,
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A great - er hap - pi - ness I've nev - er known,
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Be - cause his kiss - es are for me a - lone -
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Who would - n't say "fre - ne - si?"