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Encore

V6

[Intro: Mariachi ranchera male lead, big ranchera wail over blazing trumpets] Ay, ay, ay, Rigo, wake up Your favorite band is here [Verse 1: Mariachi ranchera male lead, punchy live drums and vihuela strums] Sunday mornin', I go out to warm the truck for Mass And there's nothin' in the driveway but an oil stain and some glass Now the whole street says it's Rigo, Señora Paz saw him go Doin' sixty down the boulevard with my rosary in tow And the cops say, "Bring us proof, compadre, bring us somethin' real" So I iron my charro suit and shine the boots with silver heels And I call my cousins with the trumpets and my tío with the drum And by nine o'clock we're standin' on the grass outside his place [Hook: Mariachi ranchera male lead, full band, trumpets blazing] Otra, Rigo, otra, here's the encore that you earned We'll be playin' this one song until the day my truck's returned Every time you holler "stop," compadre, that's a cue For one more time, and one more time, and one more time for you [Verse 2: Mariachi ranchera male lead, trumpets louder, huapango swing] Ten o'clock, the curtain moves, he's yellin', "Man, it's late" So we take it from the top again and lean it on his gate Midnight, he's got cotton in his ears and pillows on his head So my cousin climbs the mailbox and he plays it at his bed Two o'clock, he cracks the door and he's offerin' me a twenty I say, "Rigo, that's an insult, and the night is young, there's plenty" Four o'clock, his dog is howlin' on the harmony with us And my tío's lips are bleedin', but my tío doesn't fuss [Verse 3: Mariachi ranchera male lead, lamp flick, trumpets and drums hit one huge stab on the click of the lamp] Five a.m., the sky is purple, and his bedroom lamp goes click And the window slides wide open and he's leanin' out real quick And a ring of keys comes flyin' with my rosary on top And he's cryin', "Take the truck, Chuy, I'm beggin' you to stop" So I tip my hat, I bow, 'cause I'm a gentleman, you know And I tell him, "Thank you, Rigo, you're the best crowd of the show" But a crowd that hollers "stop" at us is hollerin' for more And my cousins are professionals, so here's one for the door [Final Hook: Mariachi ranchera male lead, full band, trumpets blazing, the truck horn honkin' on the one] Otra, Rigo, otra, here's the encore that you earned We'll be playin' this one song until the day my truck's returned Every time you holler "stop," compadre, that's a cue For one more time, and one more time, and one more time for you [Outro: Mariachi ranchera male lead, big ranchera wail] Ay, ay, ay Same time next Sunday, Rigo [End]