I had arrived in Peru that morning with my heart in my hands
I was knocking back the Pisco Sours on the Il Silencio sands
I was in the mood for romance I was in the mood for love
I had to find a Peruvian girl a sweet and kind Peruvian girl

then suddenly before me like right out of a dream
there's a woman with a beauty like none I'd ever seen
and a smile which said a thousand words struck deep into my heart
what is your name, Peruvian girl
do you feel this flame, Peruvian girl, and she said

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we walked along the shore a while with the moonlight in her hair
she couldn't understand a word I said and she didn't seem to care
but I did so much want to tell her what was in my heart
and did she feel the same, Peruvian girl
did she feel this flame, Peruvian girl

love is a universal language I've often heard it said
that may be true but only when you're both lying in a bed
mi amor I wish I could make you understand the words I say
and do you feel the same, Peruvian  girl
do you feel this flame, Peruvian girl, and she said

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within a week we were married on Peruvian land
I was looking forward to spend my life on the Il Silencio sands
but that night she looked into my eyes and in perfect English said
"please don't be mad, my Englishman I have been bad, my Englishman"

she said "there's something that I've tried to say to you all week
but I have wanted you so bad that I could hardly speak
I come from Befnall Green my love from sunny London town
let's see no sorrow, my Englishman
we go home tomorrow, my Englishman" , and I said

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La La La La La La etc

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