Down In Mexico Song Lyrics and Chords by Bobby Bare
Down In Mexico
Recorded by Bobby Bare
Written by Bobby Bare and Skeets McDonald
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I'm down in
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co
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had to
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go
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won't be
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home no
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I want mom and
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dad to
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know I
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miss and love them
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so
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Though I'll never
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see them any
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The
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day that I turned
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twenty-one
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I could hardly
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wait
To say goodbye to
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mom and dad and
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shake the hand of
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fate
Fate was with me
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from the start
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until that fateful
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day
A big man he took
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my sweetheart and I
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took his life
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away
Now I'm down in
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co
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had to
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go
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won't be
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home no
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I want mom and
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dad to
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know I
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miss and love them
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so
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Though I'll never
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see them any
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I
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stood and watched the man as he
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fell
And then I heard the
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policemen's whistle blow
And when I thought about
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that prison cell
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I thought about old
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Mexico
Now I'm down in
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co
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had to
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go
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won't be
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home no
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more
I want mom and
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dad to
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know I
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miss and love them
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so
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Though I'll never
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see them any
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Down In Mexico?
- The song Down In Mexico was sang by Bobby Bare.
Who is Bobby Bare?
- Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician.
