[The Seashores of] Old Mexico lyrics

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 and romance

That's why I thought I should go

And start my life over on the seashores of old Mexico

My first night in Juarez I lost all the money I had

One bad señorita 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

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 into Manzanillo

Where I slept in the sunshine on the 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 señorita

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

But she loved the gringo, my long hair and lingo

That's all I needed to know

And I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico

Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico