south of the border down mexico way that s where i fell in love where the 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 just for a tender while i kissed a smile upon her face because it was fiesta and we were so gay south of the border mexico way then she smiled as she whispered manjanna never dreaming that we were parting then i lied as a whispered manjanna because our tomorrow never came south of the border i jumped back one day there in a veil of white by the candle light she knelt to pray the mission bells told me that i musn t stay south of the border mexico way