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Thread #65998   Message #1091671
Posted By: Jim Dixon
12-Jan-04 - 11:37 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Mexican Joe (and parody)
Subject: Lyr Add: MEXICAN JOE (from Jim Reeves)
Here's the original:

MEXICAN JOE
(Mitchell Torok)

South of the border, hey, I know a lad,
He's got more fun than anybody's had,
Don't got no worry, don't got no dough,
Everybody's wondering 'bout Mexican Joe.
In old Mexico, they call him the Rumba King,
Leads all the women around on a string,
When they go out, they get a million thrills,
But the lovely senoritas wind up with the bills.

CHORUS: Dancin', romancin', always on the go,
Sun shinin' down on Mexican Joe

He makes the nightspots all along the bay,
People want to see him when he comes their way,
He spreads so much joy everywhere he goes,
Everyone shouts "Viva la Mexican Joe."
He likes to gamble, at poker he's an ace,
He's always lucky with the cards that got a face,
At winning the money, he is sure a whiz,
But when they win they don't collect
'Cause they don't know where he is. CHORUS

He don't got no income tax 'cause he don't got no dough,
Still he gets along just fine, how we'll never know,
He's got everything he wants, a girl, a drink, a song,
If we use his formula, we surely can't go wrong.
His favorite playground is anywhere there's girls,
He's got that somethin' that sets their hearts awhirl,
It couldn't be his money 'cause he ain't got a peso,
But when he wants a kiss all he's got to do is say so. CHORUS

[A hit for Jim Reeves.]