SOUTH OF THE BORDER DOWN MEXICO WAY
THAT’S WHERE I FELL IN LOVE
WHEN 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
THERE FOR A TENDER WHILE
I KISSED THE SMILE UPON HER FACE
FOR IT WAS FIESTA AND WE WERE SO GAY
SOUTH OF THE BORDER DOWN MEXICO WAY

THEN SHE SMILED AS SHE WHISPERED MANANA
NEVER KNOWING THAT WE WERE PARTING
THEN I LIED AS I WHISPERED MANANA
FOR OUR TOMORROW NEVER CAME

SOUTH OF THE BORDER I RODE BACK ONE DAY
THERE IN A VEIL OF WHITE BY CANDLE LIGHT
SHE KNELT TO PRAY
THE MISSION BELLS TOLD ME
THAT I MUSTN’T STAY
SOUTH OF THE BORDER DOWN MEXICO WAY