[Verse 1]

Down in the 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

[Chorus]

He wears a red bandanna, plays a cool pianna

In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

He wears a purple sash, and a black mustache

In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

[Verse 2]

Well, the first time that I saw him

He was sittin' on a piano stool

I said "Tell me man, when does the fun begin?"

He just winked his eye and said "Man, be cool."

[Chorus]

He wears a red bandanna, plays a cool pianna

In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

He wears a purple sash, and a black mustache

In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

[Bridge]

(In Mexico)

All of a sudden in walks this chick

(In Mexico)

Joe starts playing on a Latin kick

(In Mexico)

Around her waist she wore three fishnets

(In Mexico)

She started dancin' with the castanets

(In Mexico)

I didn't know just what to expect

(In Mexico)

She threw her arms around my neck

(In Mexico)

We started dancin' all around the floor

(In Mexico)

And then she did a dance I never saw before

[Verse 3]

So if you're south of the border

I mean down in the Mexico

And you wanna get straight, man, don't hesitate

Just look up a cat named Joe

[Chorus]

He wears a red bandana, plays a cool pianna

In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

He wears a purple sash, and a black mustache

In a honky-tonk, down in Mexico

Hey

[Outro: Carl Gardner]

Yeah, ¿como esta usted senorita?

Hey

Come with me to Mexico City

Ah, you get your kicks in Mexico

Ha ha ha, crazy

Come with me baby, come with me

Ah we can watch the bull fights together

Come with me, senorita

Yeah, yeah

Come on baby

Crazy, ha ha