After one long siesta, I came wide awake in the night

I was startled by someone who shadowed the pale moonlight

My new-found companion, one young senorita

Who offered a broken hello

To the gringo she found on the seashores of old Mexico

She spoke of Sonora and swore that she'd never return

For her Mexican husband, she really had no great concern

'Cause she loved the gringo, my red hair and lingo

That's all I needed to know

Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico

Yeah, she loved the gringo, my brown hair and lingo

That's all I needed to know,

Yeah, I found what I needed on the seashores of old Mexico