When the day is dawnin'
On a Texas Sunday mornin'
How I long to be there
With Marie who's waitin' for me there
Ev'ry lonely city
Where I hang my hat
Ain't as half as pretty
As where my baby's at
Is this the way to Amarillo?
Ev'ry night I've been huggin' my pillow
Dreamin' dreams of Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weepin' like a willow
Cryin' over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
And Marie who waits for me
There's a church bell ringin'
Hear the sound of joy that it's singin'
For the sweet Maria
And a guy who's comin' to see her
Just beyond the highway
Lies an open plain
And it keeps me goin', yeah
Through the wind and rain
Is this the way to Amarillo?
Ev'ry night I've been huggin' my pillow
Dreamin' dreams of Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weepin' like a willow
Cryin' over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
And Marie who waits for me
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
And Marie who waits for me
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
Sha-la-la la la-la la la
And Marie who waits for me