Lyrics Ry Cooder – Filipino Dance Hall Girl

When the evening shadows fall I’m dreaming
Of a certain smile a secret rendezvous
When the day is past and gone I’ll come creeping
Down the dark end of the street again to you

Dark and different so they tell me
It’s forbidden so they say
But I just tell them we’re so happy
She’s my Filipino dance hall girl

Good friends have all withdrawn their salutations
Good neighbors pause when I come down the street
Preacher has a look of scorn on Sunday morning
And there’s a frown on every face I see

Que sera sera the Bible tells me
Novus Ordo Seclorum so they say
I just tell them adios muchachos
She’s my Filipino dance hall girl

Then she whispers while we’re dancing
In a language soft and low
I just tell her darling I love you
You’re my Filipino dance hall girl