Down In Mexico:The Coasters.
#8 on R&B Charts on ATCO Records
in 1956.
INTRO:
E Em Am E
Ahhhhh.....Ahhhhh.....ahhhhh.....Ahhhhh...
E B E B
..ahhhh..ahhhhhh..ahhhh....aahhhh..
#1.
Em
Down in Mexicali, there's a crazy little place
that I know.
Where the drinks are hotter than the chili sauce
B
and the boss is a cat named Joe.
CHORUS:
Em
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues pianna in a
Am Em
honky-tonk, down in Mexico.
B Em Am
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache in a
Em
honky-tonk, down in Mexico.
#2.
Em
Well, the first time that I saw him he was sittin'
E
on a piano stool.
Em
I said, "Tell me dad, when does the fun begin?"
B
He just winked his eye and said, "Man, be cool."
CHORUS:
Em
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues pianna in a
Am Em
honky-tonk, down in Mexico.
B Em Am
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache in a
Em
honky-tonk, down in Mexico.
#3.
Am D Gbm C
All of a sudden in walks this chick, Joe starts playing
E D
on a Latin kick.
A F Gbm D F
Around her waist she wore three fish-nets..she started
Am D
dancin' with the castanets.
A D A
I didn't know just what to expect, she threw her arms
C D
around my neck.
A D F D
We started dancin' all around the floor and then she did
Bb Ab Eb
this dance I never saw before.
BRIDGE:
E
So, if you're south of the border, I mean down in Mexico,
Em
and you wanna get straight, man, don't hesitate.
B Am B
Just look up a cat named Joe.
CHORUS:
A Em
He wears a red bandana, plays a blues pianna in a
Am Em
honky-tonk, down in Mexico.
B Em Am
He wears a purple sash, and a black moustache in a
Em
honky-tonk, down in Mexico.
OUTRO:
B E B
Yeah, como est usted senorita..come with me to Mexico City.
E B
You can get your kicks in Mexico..ah, crazy..come with me
B Em
yeah, we can watch the bull fights, together..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
