I'm sitting home alone in sorrow and misery
Wishing that my Maria, oh, was here to comfort me
Forgetting like the raven
She said never never more more
Then suddenly there came a knock upon a door

And the voice said, I got a message from Maria
I open me
Once again I can see her
I got a message from Maria
I hope she's asking me to free her

Listen to me good now

Maria wrote and said my love for you still lingers on
But by the time you read this letter, honey, I may be gone
I saw the teardrop stain on the page while Maria cried
Still though someone wrote
She called your name just before she died

(I got a message from Maria) I cried
Because I'm in a sad mood
Oh, honey, I'm crying
Because I don't know what to do
(I got a message from Maria)
I can't say no more, 'cause I'm sad