Donkey Serenade Lyrics

There's a song in the air,
But the fair senorita
doesn't seem to care
for the song in the air.
So I'll sing to my mule
if you're sure she won't think that
I am just a fool
serenading a mule.

Amigo mio, does she not have a dainty bray?
She listens carefully to each little word we play.
La bella Senorita?
Si, si, mi muchachito,
She'd love to sing it too if only she knew the way.
But try as she may,
in her voice there's a flaw!
And all that the lady can say
is "E-E-AW!"

There's a light in her eye,
Tho' she may try to hide it,
She cannot deny,
there's a light in her eye.
Oh! the charm of her smile
so beguiles all who see her
that they'd ride a mile
for the charm of her smile.

Amigo mio, is she listenin' to my song?
No, no, mi muchachito, how could you be so wrong?
La bella Senorita?
Si, Si, la senorita,
If she knew all the words,

Well, maybe she'd sing along . . .

Her face is a dream
like an angel I saw!
But all that my darlin' can scream
is: "E-E-AW!"
Senorita donkey sita, not so fleet as a mosquito,
but so sweet like my Chiquita,
you're the one for me.

You're . . . the one . . . for me!

Music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart,
with lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forest , 1937

Perry Como - Como Swings / For the Young at Heart

May 2001

1. St. Louis Blues
2. I've Got You Under My Skin
3. Route 66
4. Dear Hearts and Gentle People
5. Mood Indigo
6. Donkey Serenade
7. To Know You (Is to Love You)
8. You Came a Long Way from St. Louis
9. Honey, Honey (Bless Your Heart)
10. Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day)
11. Linda
12. Begin the Beguine
13. When You and I Were Young, Maggie
14. Young at Heart
15. I Was Young and Foolish
16. Too Young
17. You Make Me Feel So Young
18. Like Young
19. Hello, Young Lovers
20. Especially for the Young
21. Too Young to Go Steady
22. While We're Young
23. Young Love
24. When Hearts Are Young