The Coasters-Down in Mexico

Down in Mexicali 

There's a crazy little place that I know 

Where the drinks are hotter, than the chili sauce 

And the boss is a cat named Joe 

(Chorus) 

He wears a red bandana 

Plays a cool piana 

In a honky tonk, down in Mexico 

He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache 

In honky tonk, down in Mexico 

Well, the first time that I saw him 

He was sittin on a piano stool 

I said "Tell me man, when does the fun begin?" 

He just winked his eye and said "Man, be cool." 

(Chorus) 

He wears a red bandana 

Plays a cool piana 

In a honky tonk, down in Mexico 

He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache 

In a honky tonk, down in Mexico 

In Mexico... 

All of a sudden in walks a chick 

In Mexico... 

Joe starts playin on a latin kick 

In Mexico... 

Around her waist she wore three fishnets 

In Mexico... 

She started dancin with the castanets 

In Mexico... 

I didn't know just what to expect 

In Mexico... 

She threw her arms around my neck 

In Mexico... 

We started dancin all around the floor (In Mexico...) 

Until she did a dance I never saw before

So if you're south of the border 

I mean down in Mexico 

And you wanna get straight 

Man, don't hesitate 

Just look up a cat named Joe 

(Chorus) 

He wears a red bandana 

Plays a cool piana 

In a honky tonk, down in Mexico 

He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache 

In a honky tonk, down in Mexico 

[Spoken by Carl Gardner:] 

Yeah, como esta usted senorita 

Come with me to the border, south of the border, that is

In Mexico, yeah in Mexico 

You can get your kicks in Mexico 

Crazy, come with me baby, come with me, come with me, crazy, yeah