You kissed my lips for those who loved me
But I danced rumba this time with another one
When you saw me, your face has changed.
Louis, whom you are jealous to - it's your friend Jose.
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
At the light of the setting sun you immediately cast a shadow
And night, like an injured bird, fell into the blue dawn.
“You won’t cause him any harm,” I said in silence,
There is no man in Acapulco that can tame me.
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
You've answered nothing, but that was the answer,
And I will never forget how you unsheathed a stylet
You set a date with me at midnight on a yellow foreland,
When Jose unsheathed his stylet behind me
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai
Acapulco ah-yai-yai-yai, ah-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai-yai
Cha-cha-cha.