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Down in Mexico Lyrics
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
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues piano
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
Well, the first time that I saw him
He was sitting on a piano stool
I said, "Tell me, dad, when does the fun begin?"
He just winked his eye and said, "Man, be cool"
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues piano
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
All of a sudden in walks this chick
Joe starts playing on a Latin kick
Around her waist she wore three fishnets
She started dancing with the castanets
I didn't know just what to expect
She threw her arms around my neck
We started dancing all around the floor
And then she did a dance I never saw before
So if you're south of the border
I mean down in Mexico
And you want to get straight
Man, don't hesitate
Just look up a cat named Joe
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues piano
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
Yeah, como est 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
Come with me baby, come with me
Come with me, crazy, yeah
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
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
He was sitting on a piano stool
I said, "Tell me, dad, when does the fun begin?"
He just winked his eye and said, "Man, be cool"
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
Joe starts playing on a Latin kick
Around her waist she wore three fishnets
She started dancing with the castanets
She threw her arms around my neck
We started dancing all around the floor
And then she did a dance I never saw before
I mean down in Mexico
And you want to get straight
Man, don't hesitate
Just look up a cat named Joe
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
Come with me to the border, south of the border
That is in Mexico, yeah, in Mexico
You can get your kicks in Mexico
Come with me baby, come with me
Come with me, crazy, yeah
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc, O/b/o Distrokid, Belinda Aberbach Stevenson Agar Revocable Trust
Writer
Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Duration
3:16
Producer
Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Release date
Oct 08, 1956
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
pidgeon On Oct 03, 2007

can't listen to this without thinking of Death Proof - AWESOME song for a lap dance.

awesome song. quite possibly the best breakdown in my opinion.
The line is: "plays a cool piano" not "blues piano"
The line is: "plays a cool piano" not "blues piano"

Damnn. This song is so good.

I always imagine Joe as an actual cat. Just think about it.