I play nights in the Spanish part of town,
I've got music in my hands.
The work is hard to find,
But that don't get me down:
Rosalinda understands
Crazy Latin dancing solo
down in Herald Square.
Oh Havana I've been searching for you everywhere,
And though I'll never be there,
I know what I would see there.
I can always find my Cuban skies
In Rosalinda's eyes.
When she smiles she gives everything to me.
When she's all alone she cries,
And I'd do anything to take away her tears,
Because they're Rosalinda's eyes.
Senorita don't be lonely, I will soon be there.
Oh Havana I've been searching for you everywhere.
I've got a chance to make it.
It's time for me to take it.
I'll return before the fire dies
In Rosalinda's eyes.
All alone in a Puerto Rican band.
Union wages, wedding clothes.
Hardly anyone has seen how good I am,
But Rosalinda says she knows.
Crazy Latin dancing solo
down in Herald Square.
Oh Havana I've been searching for you everywhere,
And though I'll never be there,
I know what I would see there.
I can always find my Cuban skies
In Rosalinda's eyes.