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