All my life I wondered if what I'd done was wrong All I ever cared to do was ride my pony on I never had no heartaches, was always happy and gay Until I met her Texas girl who stole my heart away When a sleepy Rio Grande flowed slowly to the sea It was there she promised to be mine throughout eternity But the angels they grew jealous of her beauty and her smile And came along one stormy night and stole away my bride Her lips were like the Russian wine, her hair red honey curls Her cheeks were like the dawn of day that breaks upon a world She's gone and left me lonely, I miss the touch of her hand Tonight while I'm walking by a sleepy Rio Grande When a sleepy Rio Grande flowed slowly to the sea It was there she promised to be mine throughout eternity But the angels they grew jealous of her beauty and her smile And came along one stormy night and stole away my bride