Peter Rowans
     What of Alicia
     by Terry Allen


     Well he just turned 17
     When he left old Abilene
     With his bags... and permission
     From the kin
     Yeah but things just weren't the same
     After his Momma signed her name
     And let the navy... take him in

     ahhh but
     What of Alicia
     Espaņola
     13 years old
     Child of Mexico

     An he just turned 19 years
     When he learned to face the fears
     Of growing up... and acting
     Like a man
     He just cocked his sailor cap
     Stuck his hands down in his lap
     Leaned back and stroked... them girls in Japan

     ahhh but
     What of Alicia
     Espaņola
     15 years old
     Girl of Mexico

     An he just turned 23
     Wehn he took his final leave
     Anchored in the port of
     San Diego
     Yeah he met this border girl
     An he fancied her body's curl
     So he married her... then carried her to Colorado

     ahhh but
     What of Alicia
     Espaņola
     19 years old
     an old woman
     But out of Mexico

     yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi