[Chorus]
(Maria
Maria
They call the wind Maria)

[Verse 1]
Way out here they got a name
For rain and wind and fire
The rain is Bess, the fire's Joe
And they call the wind Maria

[Verse 2]
Mariah blows the stars around
And sends the clouds a-flyin'
Mariah makes the mountains sound
Like folks were up there dyin'

[Chorus]
(Maria
Maria
They call the wind Maria)

[Verse 3]
Before I knew Maria's name
And heard her wail and whinin'
I had a girl, and she had me
And the sun was always shinin'
[Verse 4]
But then one day I left my girl
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost, so gal, I'm lost
Not even God can find me

[Chorus]
(Maria
Maria)
They call the wind Maria

[Verse 5]
(Out here they got a name for rain
For wind and fire only
But when you're lost and all alone
There ain't no word but lonely)

[Verse 6]
And I'm a lost and lonely man
Without a star to guide me
Maria, blow my love to me
I need my girl beside me

[Chorus]
(Maria
Maria)
They call the wind Maria
[Outro]
Maria (Maria)
Maria (Maria)
Blow my love to me