From the film “The Firefly”, 1937
Words by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
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 the 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?
Que, esta?
She listens carefully to each little tune you play
Si, 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!”
Senorita, donkey-sita
Not so fleet as a mosquito
But so sweet like my chiquita
You’re the one for me - There’s a light in her eye
Though she may try to hide it
She cannot deny
There’s a light in her eye.
Oh, the charm of her smile
So beguiled Don Diego
That he rode a mile
For the charm of her smile.
Amigo mio, is she listening to my song?
Que, esta?
No, no, mi muchachito
How can you be so wrong?
Oh, la bella senorita!
Si, si, la senorita,
She’d love to sing it too
If only she knew the way
Her face is a dream, like an angel I saw
But all that my darling 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, Ole!