South of the border
Ay ay ay ay, ay ay ay ay
ay ay ay ay, ay ay ay ay,

South of the border, down Mexico way
That's where I fell in love when 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
And for a tender while, I kissed the smile upon her face
For it was fiesta and we were so gay

Then she smiled as she whispered manana
Never dreaming that we were parting
And 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 musn't stay
South of the border, down Mexico way.

Ay ay ay ay, ay ay ay ay
Ay ay ay ay, ay ay ay ay...