Ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay South of the border, down Mexico Way That's when I fell in love when the stars above came out to play For it was fiesta, a high holiday South of the border, down Mexico Way She was a picture in old Spanish lace And for a tender while I kissed the smile upon her face For the mission bells told me that I mustn't stay South of the border, down Mexico Way Then she sighed as she whispered mañana Never dreaming that we were parted And I lied as I whispered mañana For our tomorrows never came South of the border, I rode back one day There in a veil of white by the candlelight she knelt to pray And now as I wonder, my thoughts ever stray South of the border, down Mexico Way Ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay Ay-ay-ay-ay, ay-ay-ay-ay