SOUTH OF THE BORDER
By Michael Carr and Jimmy Kennedy
A Mickey McBride Arrangement
Verse 1
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,
Verse 2
SHE WAS A PICTURE IN OLD SPANISH LACE,
JUST 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,
Bridge
THEN SHE SIGHED AS SHE WHISPERED “MANANA”,
NEVER DREAMING THAT WE WERE PARTING,
AND I LIED AS I WHISPERED “MANANA”,
FOR OUR TOMORROW NEVER CAME,
Verse 3
SOUTH OF THE BORDER, I RODE BACK ONE DAY,
THERE, IN A VEIL OF WHITE,
BY THE CANDLELIGHT, SHE KNELT TO PRAY,
THE MISSION BELLS TOLD ME THAT I MUSTN’T STAY,
SOUTH OF THE BORDER, DOWN MEXICO WAY,
(Repeat Refrain)
Tag:
AY! AY! AY! AY!.........
AY! AY! AY! AY!.........
AY! AY! AY! AY!.........
AY! AY! AY! AY.....................!
(DOWN MEXICO WAY)
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