Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rock "n" Roll Band
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Henry Mancini
Composer
Lyrics
It was a moonlit night in old Mexico
I walked alone between some old adobe haciendas
And suddenly I heard the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
You better come home Speedy Gonzales
Away from Tannery Row
Stop all your drinking
With that floozy named Flo
Come on home to your adobe
And slap some mud on the wall
The roof is leaking like a strainer
There's loads of roaches in the hall (La-la-la-la)
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales)
Why don't you come home?
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales)
How come you leave me all alone?
(Hey Rosita, I have to go shopping downtown for my
Mother
She needs some tortillas and chili pepper)
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Your dog is gonna have a puppy
And we're running out of coke
No enchiladas in the icebox
And the television's broke
I saw some lipstick on your sweatshirt
I smell some perfume in your ear
Well, if you're gonna keep on messin'
Don't bring your business back here (La-la-la-la)
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales)
Why don't you come home?
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales)
How come you leave me all alone?
(Hey Rosita, come quick down at the cantina
They're giving grease stumps with tequila)
La-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Ooh-hoo, la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Written by: Buddy Kaye, David Hill, Ethel Lee
