IS THIS THE WAY TO AMARILLO?
(Howard Greenfield / Neil Sedaka)

as recorded by Tony Christie
1971


Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
Sha la la, la la, la la la. 

When the day is dawnin' 
On a Texas Sunday mornin', 
How I long to be there, 
With Marie who's waitin' for me there. 
Every lonely city, 
La la la la la, 
Where I hang my hat, 
La la la la la, 
Aint as half as pretty 
As where my baby's at!

Is this the way to Amarillo? 
Every night I've been huggin' my pillow, 
Dreaming dreams of Amarillo 
And sweet Marie who waits for me. 
Show me the way to Amarillo, 
I've been weeping like a willow, 
Crying over Amarillo 
And sweet Marie who waits for me.

Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
And Marie who waits for me.

There's a church bell ringin', 
Hear the song of joy that it's singin' 
Of sweet Maria 
And the guy who's coming to see her. 
Just beyond the highway, 
La la la la la, 
There's an open plain, 
La la la la la, 
And it keeps me going 
Through the wind and rain.

Is this the way to Amarillo? 
Every night I've been huggin' my pillow, 
Dreaming dreams of Amarillo 
And sweet Marie who waits for me. 
Show me the way to Amarillo, 
I've been weeping like a willow, 
Crying over Amarillo 
And sweet Marie who waits for me.

Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
And Marie who waits for me.

Sha la la, la la, la la la, 
Sha la la, la la, la la la...




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2015)