MET A GIRL FROM BARRANQUILLA

BY JAY WELLER

 

MET A GIRL FROM BARRANQUILLA

WHERE THE FRUIT IS SWEET

AND THE FLESH IS SWEETER

 

SHE HAD WITCHES HAIR AND COAL BLACK EYES

ALMOND SKIN AND EVIL SURPRISE

 

MET A GIRL FROM BARRANQUILLA

A PRETTY LITTLE SENORITA

 

PUT HER IN A BOX AND TOOK HER HOME

WRAPPED WITH ROSES AND A BIG RED BOW

 

MET A GIRL FROM BARRANQUILLA

POR LA VECINA SANTA MARIA’

 

A LAND OF MIST AND SHADOWS, GUY

WHERE THE TRUTH IS FOUND ONLY IN THE LIE