( Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping,
Now the time has come to part,
The time for weeping! )
Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
May God be with you my love . . .
Now, the village mission bells are softly ringing,
If you listen with your heart you'll hear them singing ( . . .singing! )
Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
May God be with you my love . . .
Where ever you may be, I'll be beside you ( . . .beside you! )
Although you're many million miles away!
Each night I'll say a prayer, a prayer to guide you ( . . .to guide you! )
To hasten every lonely hour of every lonely day . . .
Now, the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,
But the memories we share are there to borrow( . . .no sorrow! )
Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
May God be with you my love . . .
Vaya Con Dios, my darling,
May God be with you my love . . .
( Now the time has come to say goodbye! )
Words and Music by Larry Russell, Buddy Pepper
and Inez James, 1953
