Lyrics:

(Is This the Way to) Amarillo
Tony Christie
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The version of Neil Sedaka’s song most well-known to British listeners, as well as across Europe where it topped the charts in Spain and Germany. In the UK it originally… Read More
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[Intro]
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la

[Verse 1]
When the day is dawning, on a Texas Sunday morning
How I long to be there
With Marie who's waiting for me there
Every lonely (La-la-la-la-la), city where I hang my hat (La-la-la-la-la)
Ain't as half as pretty as where my baby's at

[Chorus]
Is this the way to Amarillo?
Every night I've been hugging my pillow
Dreaming dreams of Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weeping like a willow
Crying over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me

[Pre-Chorus]
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
And Marie who waits for me


[Verse 2]
There's a church bell ringin'
Hear the song of joy that it's singin'
For the sweet Maria, and the guy who's coming to see her
Just beyond the highway (La-la-la-la-la)
There's an open plane (La-la-la-la-la)
And it keeps me goin', through the wind and rain

[Chorus]
Is this the way to Amarillo?
Every night I've been hugging my pillow
Dreaming dreams of Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weeping like a willow
Crying over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me
Show me the way to Amarillo
I've been weeping like a willow
Crying over Amarillo
And sweet Marie who waits for me

[Pre-Chorus]
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
And Marie who waits for me
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
And Marie who waits for me
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
And Marie who waits for me
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la
And Marie who waits for me