I bought this for you all the way from Antigua,
Yeah, that’s right, down in Guatemala,
I bought it for you but I didn’t know it then,
Didn’t know you existed
though you lived right across the street
The same way you hail from Tennessee and
I suppose that you’re for me
Same way this sash is for you,
from Antigua Guatemala, just for you.

Take this Guatemalan Sash I said

I realized it was yours when
you took it from my hands
And said you’d wear it diagonally
crossing your chest Persian style
folded into the belt that holds your sword
Or maybe just sashed around your waist,
I said, “Oh Lord, this handwoven material
I bought all the way from Guatemalais
is made for this man.

You took that cloth right outa my hands
While I was puttin’ it on my own selfY
ou said, “Let me show you how
a medieval man would have that done.”
I looked at you and said, “I’m gonna
have to give this man that one.”

Take this Guatemalan Sash I said

I bought that sash almost three years ago
And although I parted with most my Guatemalan goods
I refused to part with that Guatemalan sash,
I wouldn’t let anyone buy or take it away from me,
I’d look at this strip of handwoven cloth
Handwoven with 3 different purples, an orangy gold,
clear red plus blue and green and I’d say,
All these pretty colors are made just for me.

Take this Guatemalan Sash I said

Then you took that cloth in your hands
working it to your cause and I said
This man came from Tennessee
to meet my Guatemalan cloth
To be wrapped in your medieval arms
and styled in your Southern sauce !