South of the border - down mexico way
That’s where I fell in love, where the stars above came out to play
And now as I wander my thoughts ever stray
South of the border down mexico way.

She was a picture in old spanish lace
Just for a tender while, I kissed a smile upon her face
For it was fiesta - and love has its day
South of the border - mexico way
aye aye aye aye, aye aye aye aye...

Then she smiled as she whispered manjanna, never dreaming that we were parting
Then I lied as a whispered manjanna, for our tomorrow never came...

South of the border - I roled back one day,
There in a veil of white, by candle light she knelt to pray
The mission bells told me that I shouldn't stay ! South of the border, down Mexico way...

aye aye aye aye, aye aye aye aye ... bye good bye...