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 wander, my thoughts ever stray South of the border, down Mexico way She was a picture, in old Spanish lace And just for a while I kissed the smile upon her face It was a fiesta, and we were so gay South of the border Down Mexico way Then she sighed as she whispered manana Never dreaming that we were parting And I lied as I whispered manana For tomorrow never came South of the border, I came back one day There in a veil of white by the candle light she knelt to pray The Mission bells told me that I mustn't stay South of the border Down Mexico way.