The Seashores of Old Mexico

I left out of Tucson with no destination in mind I was runnin' from trouble and the jail term, the Judge had in mind And the border meant freedom, a new life, romance And that's why I thought I should go And start my life over on the seashores of old Mexico My first night in Juarez, lost all the money I had One bad senorita made use of one innocent lad But I must keep on runnin', it's too late to turn back I'm wanted in Tucson, I'm told Yeah, and things will blow over on the seashores of old Mexico Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I can't say Let me ride on the back of a flatbed half-loaded with hay Down through Durango, Colima, Almiera Then in the Manzanillos Where I slept in the sunshine on seashores of old Mexico After one long siesta, I came wide awake in the night I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight My new-found companion, one young senorita Who offered a broken hello To the gringo she found on the seashores of old Mexico She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return For her Mexican husband, she really had no great concern 'Cause she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo That's all I needed to know Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico Yeah, she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo That's all I needed to know, ha-ha Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico