Judy Collins - Emilio
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Emilio lives in an attic
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Plays a flamenco guitar
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Arpeggios fall out his window
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And roll down the fenders of rusted out cars
[Verse 2]
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They harmonize with the sirens
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And mix with that racket downstairs
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They wander out into the traffic
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Emilio's misguided prayers
[Verse 3]
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The moon is Emilio's mistress
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On her there's no turning his back
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Some nights she comes to him naked and cold
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And some nights she only wears black
[Verse 4]
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When the Fundador flows from his bottle
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Somehow there's always a fight
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When the moon and the lunatic dance seguirías
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Their beautiful music spills into the night and they dance
[Instrumental]]
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[Verse 5]
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In his dreams he can see the abuelas
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They offer him wafers and wine
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Suspicious Emilio measures
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The vino against the divine
[Verse 6]
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But he never has come to believe them
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Or accepted their heavenly host
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Sabicas and Salvador Dalí
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The saint and the sinner he prays to the most
[Verse 7]
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Emilio lives in an attic
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Plays a flamenco guitar
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Arpeggios fall out his window
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And roll down the fenders of rusted out cars
[Outro]
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