American ranching consists of a mansion

Where illegal immigrants do much of the labor by hand

They sneak 'em through customs till time comes to bust 'em

Then haul 'em back over the border to their own native land

With a ragged sombrero and not much dinero

They'll be back again when the ole Rio Grande's down low

Border patroller, don't stop a stroller

'Cause the Mexican immigrant is helping America grow

Viva La Mexico, go where they let you go

Do what you can for the land

Take home dinero and buy new sombrero

And come back again when you can

What makes a gringo, you smart aleck lingo

When he stole this land from the Indian man way back when

Don't he remember the big money lender

That put in a Lincoln parked where his Pinto had been?

The almighty peso that gives him the say so

To dry up the river whenever there's crops to bring in

Is this a good neighbor to take all his labor

Chase him back over the border till he's needed again?

Viva La Mexico, go where they let you go

Do what you can for the land

Take home dinero and buy new sombrero

And come back again when you can

Viva La Mexico, go where they let you go

Do what you can for the land

Take home dinero and buy new sombrero

And come back again when you can