South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
by Sam Cooke
From the album: Cooke's Tour
Duration: 3:16
Lyrics for South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
Ai-ai-ai-ai Oh-oh-oh-oh Ai-ai-ai-ai Oh-oh-oh-oh South of the border Down Mexico way That's where I fell in love When stars above came out to play And now as I wonder My thoughts ever stray South of the border Down Mexico way She was the 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 Then she sighed as she whispered mañana Never dreaming that we were parting And I lied as I whisperd mañana For our tomorrow never came South of the border I rode back one day There in a veil of white by candlelight She knelt to pray The mission bells told me That I musn't stay South of the border Down Mexico way Ai-ai-ai-ai Oh-oh-oh-oh Ai-ai-ai-ai Oh-oh-oh-oh