Hank Snow - (seashores Of) Old Mexico Lyrics

Written by Merle Haggard



(Willie)

We left out of Tucson

With no destination in mind

We were running' from trouble

And the jail term the judge had in mind

And the border meant freedom

A new life and romance

And that's why we though we should go

To start our lifes over

On the seashores of Old Mexico



(Willie)

Our first night in Juarez

We lost all the money we had

One bad señorita

Made use of two innocent lads

But we must keep on runnin'

It's too late to turn back

And we're wanted in Tucson, we know

Things will blow over

On the seashores of Old Mexico



(Merle)

Two Mexican farmers

Enroute to a town I can't say

Let us ride on the back

Of a flatbed loaded with hay

Down through Durango

Colima, [Armeria (?)

Then into Manzanillo

Where we slept in the sunshine

On the seashores of Old Mexico



(Merle)

After one long siesta

We came wide awake in the night

And we were startled by someone

Who shadowed the pale moonlight

Our new-found companion

One young señorita

Who offered a broken hello

To the gringos she found

On the seashores of Old Mexico



(Merle)

She spoke of Sonora

And swore that she'd never return

For her Mexican husband

She really had no great concern

(Willie)

She loved the gringo

My red hair and lingo

And that's all that I needed to know

And we found what we needed

On the seashores of Old Mexico