Songwriter: Merle Haggard
Where I slept in the sunshine on the seashores of old Mexico
She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return
And that's why I thought I should go
I left out of Tucson, with no destination in mind
'Cause she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo
Who offered a broken hello
But I must keep on runnin', it's too late to turn back
My new-found companion, one young senorita
To the gringo, she found on the seashores of old Mexico
I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight
For her Mexican husband, she really had no great concern
My first night in Juarez, lost all the money I had
Let me ride on the back of a flatbed, half-loaded with hay
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico
I'm wanted in Tucson, I'm told
That's all I needed to know, ha, ha
And the border meant freedom, a new life, romance
Yeah, an' things'll blow over on the seashores of old Mexico
Publisher: SONY/ATV SONGS D/B/A TREE PUBG CO
I was runnin' from trouble and the jail-term the Judge had in mind
Down through Durango, Colima, Almiera
Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico
That's all I needed to know
Then in the Manzanillos
After one long siesta, I came wide awake in the night
Two Mexican farmers en route to a town I can't say
Yeah, she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo
One bad senorita made use of one innocent lad
And start my life over on the seashores of old Mexico