The Gay Caballero

As sung by Paul Skaggs

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Oh! I am a gay Caballero,
Coming from Rio De Janeiro.
With nice oily hair and full of hot air,
I’m an expert at shooting the bullie’o.

I’m searching for a senorita,
Not too skinny but not to much meat’a.
I’ll woe her a while in my Argentine style
I’ll Sweep her right off of her feet’a.

Now, she was a dancer and singer,
And at me she kept pointing her finger.
And then she would say, si, si, senior, si
But I couldn’t see a damn thing’a.

Now, she told me she was so lonely,
So I climbed up on her bal-cony.
While under her spell, I heard someone yell,
“Get away from here you big baloney.”

Now, I am a sad Caballero,
Returning to Rio De Janeiro.
Oh! minus my hair a bruise here and there,
And her husband he chewed off one ear-o.

Now, I’m back in Rio De Janeiro.
I’ve been married for many a year-o.
But for me there’s no joy,
I have seven boys,and each one born with one ear-o.


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This was one of my and also my children's favorite songs that Dad sang. I was so surprised when I found information on the World Wide Web. I found a CD by Frank Crumit who recorded it in 1928. I bought this CD and found it had "Abdul Abulbul Amir," which Dad also liked to sing. The CD also had some other goofy songs I had never heard, like "I Married The Bootleger's Daughter" & "What Kind Of Noise Annoys An Oyster." ~ Peggy


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Did you know that a movie was made in Lone Pine, called "The Gay Caballero" staring Cesar Romero in 1940? ~ Peggy

List of Movies Made In Lone Pine

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