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It Happened In Monterey Lyrics by Louis Prima & Keely Smith

On Stage

1960

Nobody move; I don't know where I'm going!
It happened in Monterey
A long time ago
It happened in Monterey
In old Mexico
When there were stars and steel guitars
And luscious lips as red as wine
Stole somebody's heart, ah
I'm afraid that it was mine
It happened in Monterey
Without thinkin' twice
You kissed me, gave me
The key to paradise
Ho, ho, my indiscreet "I do"
And you're the sweetheart
That I left in old Monterey
Come on! Come on! Come on!
Yaaaaargh! Yeah, blow!
Hey, hey, my indiscreet "I do"
Hey, you're the sweetheart
That I lost in old Monterey

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"It Happened In Monterey" appears on "On Stage" in 1960.

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