Gotta go, gotta go back to New Mexico
Where my true love waits for me
Gotta go, gotta go to the gal that I know,
In A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E

Gonna take that ol' train to our nest in the west
That's the new address for me
Gonna burn up the track because I'm on my way back
To A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E

Albuquerque, Albuquerque here I come
On the shy L.A. Express
Got a letter near my heart from the sweetest gal
And the letter near my heart says "Yes!"

I'm the one, I'm the one, I'm the one she loves best
'Cause she's got a lot of mail from me
I'm the one guy she knew, who knew how to spell,
A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E

Albuquerque, Albuquerque here I come
On the shy L.A. Express
Got a letter near my heart from my sweetest one
And the letter near my heart says "Yes!"

I'm the one, I'm the one, I'm the one she loves best
'Cause she's got a lot of mail from me
I'm the one guy she knew, who knew how to spell,
A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E
A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E!