Down below the Rio Grande The senorita held my hand And sweetly sang an old melody Without a wary heart or care A rose she gave me from her hair And then she whispered “Sie, Senor, sie, sie” In a caberet, we danced the hours away Her eyes told more than words, there could say I told her I had to go Left her down in Mexico The band played "Spanish Two Step” Soft and low I told her I had to go Left her down in Mexico The band played "Spanish Two Step” Soft and low