Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday gives us the chance to share familiar, and sometimes not so familiar, songs.
If you fancy sharing one of your favourite songs you can find out how to participate, and also listen to all the great entries, here.
This week’s prompt left me completely at a loss. I’ve never been to Mexico. I’ve never tried Tequila. I’ve never eaten Mexican food, and I couldn’t think of a song to fit. What was I to do?
Then I remembered – It was a moonlit night in old Mexico.
I walked alone between some old adobe haciendas.
Suddenly, I heard the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl
Song by Pat Boone
Lyrics
It was a moonlit night in old Mexico.
I walked alone between some old adobe haciendas.
Suddenly, I heard the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl
You better come home, Speedy Gonzales
Away from tannery row
Stop all a your a-drinkin’
With that floozy named Flo
Come on home to your adobe
And slap some mud on the wall
The roof is leakin’ like a strainer
There’s loads a roaches in the hall
Speedy Gonzales, why don’t cha come home?
Speedy Gonzales, how come ya leave me all alone?
“Hey, Rosita – I hafta go shopping downtown for my mother
She needs some tortillas and chili peppers.”
Your doggy’s gonna have a puppy
And we’re runnin’ outta Coke
No enchiladas in the icebox
And the television’s broke
I saw some lipstick on your sweatshirt
I smelled some perfume in your ear
Well if you’re gonna keep on messin’
Don’t bring your business back a-here
Mmm, Speedy Gonzales, why don’t cha come home?
Speedy Gonzales, how come ya leave me all alone?
“Hey, Rosita – come quick
Down at the cantina they giving green stamps with tequila!!”
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Buddy Kaye / David Hess / Ethel Lee
Speedy Gonzales lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Carlin America Inc
Oh wow…youthful memories…
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Can’t believe I’ve never heard this before! 😳😜 Thanks for the share!
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Never had tequila, eaten Mexican? What are we gonna do with you, Peter?
Excellent oldie
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I suppose I have eaten pseudo Mexican, but not authentic!
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Ah well… this we need to go to Mexico for… or at least a restaurant owned by an authentic Mexican cook!
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Book a table, I’m on my way!
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Arriba!
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You have never eaten Mexican food, you have left a deprived life. This is such a cool song Peter and it works perfectly for the prompt.
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I’m deprived in so many ways Jim!
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Damn! I didn’t think anyone else would use this! Oh well, as Grandma used to say, dirty minds run in the same gutter…
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…and many a true word spoken in jest!
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hahaha This is such a great old favorite! 🙂
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Too silly. Thanks.
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I’m so sorry you have never had tequila or Mexican food. Holy cow! Both were like baby food to me. LOL! For not experiencing either, you chose a great tune! Green Stamps…we used to have them all over the place and us kids were responsible for licking them and putting them on the cards so our moms could get free merchandise. What a great memory! 🙂
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…but didn’t the glue taste awful!
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It sure did. That’s why the kids got to do it. 😂
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I watched the cartoon but this song is new to me. Perfect for the prompt 🙂
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How have I NEVER even heard this song? How have You NEVER had tequila? What in the world’s going on????!!!!! 😅🤣😀
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Now there’s a blast from the past! 🙂
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Thank you Peter. 🙂
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Once again, many thanks Peter for the like.
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