( 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