Down at the cantina I was dancing cheek to cheek With a dark eyed senorita With a rose between her teeth She had a rose between her teeth I said, "is that the rose I smell Well, upon your breath so sweet" And she gave me a look that made me tremble From my head down to my feet From my head down to my feet And it's fire on the island Flame round my heart Burn on the mountain My fire of the is Land of the flame Fire round my heart Burn upon the mountain Burn on the mountain Rose fell to the floor As she whispered in my ear And crushed it under foot and said "I've crushed your rose I fear I've crushed your rose I fear" And it's fire on the island Flame round my heart Burn on the mountain My fire of the is Land of the flame Fire round my heart Burn upon the mountain Burn on the mountain El progresso, el progresso That is my secret Like the wind from the sea, she whispered to me "It's a great little cigarette She's a great little cigarette" Well, it's rolled from the flower That grows in the dust On the montagne del fuego And the drag was the proof as I hit the roof Like smoking a volcano Like smoking a volcano Fire on the island Flame round my heart Burn on the mountain My fire of the is Land of the flame Fire round my heart Burn upon the mountain Burn on the mountain I was down at the cantina When I suffered a hammer blow From a dark eyed senorita And el progresso El progresso And it's fire on the island Flame round my heart Burn on the mountain My fire of the is Land of the flame Fire round my heart Burn upon the mountain Burn on the mountain