I left out of Tucson with no destination in mind
I was running from trouble and a jail term the judge had in mind
And the border meant freedom, a new life, romance
That's why I thought I should go And start my life over on the seashores of
old Mexico My first night in Juarez I lost all the money
I had One bad senorita made use of one innocent
lad But I must keep on running, it's too late
to turn back I'm wanted in Tucson, I know
Yeah, and things will blow over on the seashores of old Mexico
Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I can't stay
Let me ride on the back of a flatbed half-loaded with hay
Down through Durango, Colima, Jamiro Then in to Manzanillo
Where I slept in the sunshine on the seashores of old Mexico
After one long siesta I came wide awake in the night
I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight
My new-found companion, one young senorita who offered a broken hello
To the gringos she found on the seashores of old Mexico
She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return
Her Mexican husband, she really had no great concern
But she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo That's all I needed to know
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico
Yeah, she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo That's all I needed to know
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico