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Down in Mexicali
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There's a crazy little place that I know
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Where the drinks are hotter than the chili sauce
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And the boss is a cat named Joe

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He wears a red bandana, plays a cool pianna
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In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
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He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
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In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

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Well, the first time that I saw him
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He was sittin' on a piano stool
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I said "Tell me dad, when does the fun begin?"
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He just winked his eye and said "Man, be cool."

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He wears a red bandana, plays a cool pianna
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In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
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He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
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In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

In Mexico

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All of a sudden in walks this chick
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In Mexico
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Joe starts playing on a Latin kick
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In Mexico
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Around her waist she wore three fishnets
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In Mexico
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She started dancin' with the castanets
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In Mexico
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I didn't know just what to expect
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In Mexico
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She threw her arms around my neck
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In Mexico
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We started dancin' all around the floor
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In Mexico
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And then she did a dance I never saw before.

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So if you're south of the border
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I mean down in Mexico
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And you wanna get straight,
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Man, don't hesitate
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Just look up a cat named Joe.

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He wears a red bandana, plays a cool pianna
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In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico
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He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache
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In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

(Intro)
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Yeah, como est usted senorita
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