SPANISH DANCER^©

Patti Scialfa's studio version

Oh mama there's this Spanish dancer
Whose steps I follow when he comes near
The red dress of temptation
Over a long black slip of fear
Will I fall beneath the shadow of some broken cross
My arms emptied and all my treasures lost
Still like that Spanish dancer
I throw my roses down for him
Across these beds of darkness
He opens his arms and gathers them in

Oh mama the bridges were burning
Over a river black and cold
But I walked when love commanded me
Up to the edges of his soul
But I'm still frightened of that dark divide
Will I gain entrance or be denied
Still like that Spanish dancer
I throw my roses down for him
Across these beds of darkness
He opens his arms and gathers them in

Oh mama when you were a young girl
Did you ever love a man so much
As if he were some fantastic jewel
That you should never be worthy of
But all those illusions strip and fall
He is just a man after all
Just like that Spanish dancer
I throw my roses down for him
Across these beds of darkness
He opens his arms and gathers them in
Just like that Spanish dancer
I throw my roses down for him
Across these beds of darkness
He opens his arms and gathers them in
Just like that Spanish dancer I
Just like that Spanish dancer I
Just like that Spanish dancer I
Just like that Spanish dancer I
Just like that Spanish dancer I
Just like that Spanish dancer I

Page last updated: 09 Mar 2008

Written by Patti Scialfa, SPANISH DANCER is from her debut album Rumble Doll which she released on 13 Jul 1993 on Columbia Records.

Bruce Springsteen plays guitars and keyboards on the studio recording of two songs from Rumble Doll: BIG BLACK HEAVEN and TALK TO ME LIKE THE RAIN. He is also credited for production assistance on both tracks. He did not contribute on SPANISH DANCER.

The above lyrics are for the Rumble Doll album's version of SPANISH DANCER. Check out Patti Scialfa's live 06 Dec 2001 version with Bruce Springsteen.

Track credits:
Written by: Patti Scialfa
Guitars: Mike Campbell
Keyboards: Roy Bittan, Patti Scialfa
Drums: Gary Mallabar
Percussion: Bobbye Hall

Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake from BTX and Greasy Lake) for the help.