When
the day is dawning
On a Texas Sunday morning
How I long to be there
With Marie who's waiting for me there
Every lonely city Where I hang my head
Ain't as half as pretty As where my baby's at
Is this the way to Amarillo?
Every night I've been hugging my pillow Dreaming dreams of Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weeping like a willow Crying over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Sha 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 ringing Hear the song of joy that it's singing
For the sweet Marie
And the guy who's coming to see her
Just beyond the highway There's an open plain
And it keeps me going Through the wind and rain
Is this the way to Amarillo?
Every night I've been hugging my pillow Dreaming
dreams of Amarillo And sweet Marie who waits
for me Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weeping like a willow Crying over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Sha la la la la la la la Sha 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
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
And Marie who waits for me