La Escalera Rancho

La Escalera Rancho (Larry W Jones 10/02/2019) (song #7633)Randa Jean heard him singing Cielito LindoBefore his gentle pony reached the big corralGerald rode through La Escalera chaparralEvery evening when the day was about twilightGerald and Randa Jean started out togetherA young vaquero with his bride whom he loved soIn a cabin on La Escalera RanchoGerald caught the scent of warm manzana cobblerAs soon as he rounded the narrow canyon rimHe felt just as warm inside and often wonderedWhat the lovely Randa Jean ever saw in himFor Randa had dreamed of city life and mansionsA moneyed life with fancy clothes and stylish bowsBut she chose Gerald’s La Escalera RanchoGerald and Randa Jean never made good moneyBut they both worked the land while happy just the sameShe called him querido and she was sweet mielAnd Randa Jean was proud to share the Lyda nameAll their ninos and ninas grew up and prosperedThey moved away from La Escalera RanchoFrom the small cabin on the ranch that would see fameWhen dust bowl days would blow sand in the summer windIt sounded just like wild coyotes with no endThose days drew them ever closer as the weatherBrought them together as lovers and best of friendsYears passed by and after fifty as man and wifeThey were still there on La Escalera RanchoAnd after all those years of matrimonioAll we ninos and ninas faced our saddest testWe said goodbye to beloved dad Gerald MondayAs we laid him away in his best Sunday vestMama Randa Jean would live on a few more yearsAnd we recalled all their hard and good times with tearsLiving in a cabin on La Escalera RanchoGerald and Randa Jean never made good moneyBut they both worked the land while happy just the sameShe called him querido and she was sweet mielAnd Randa Jean was proud to share the Lyda nameAll their ninos and ninas grew up and prosperedThey moved away from La Escalera RanchoFrom the small cabin on the ranch that would see fameGerald and Randa Jean never made good moneyBut they both worked the land while happy just the sameShe called him querido and she was sweet mielAnd Randa Jean was proud to share the Lyda name Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.