Hollies - Mexico Gold CAPO: 2nd Fret INTRO: - - (3x) Thought I’d take a trip down to the old world ’Cause I heard a lot of things about the North American girls I was looking for a lady Someone to have my baby So I got me on a 747 Pan America plane I sat me down next to your all American dame Said "I’m going up North" she said "It’s a pity" Then she told me all about the gold down in Mexico City CHORUS: Ah she said Lordy Lordy watch the blue smoke flying Every morning and every night to get you out of your head (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) Oh man oh Lordy Lordy needs a natural high When you’re living down south and it’s going right out of your head (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) Got off the plane went to the customs and they gave me a list Do you carry a gun take drugs or are you Communist? They said my papers were in order I wasn’t staying long no sir I’m going South across the border CHORUS: Ah she said Lordy Lordy watch the blue smoke flying Every morning and every night to get you out of your head (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) Oh man oh Lordy Lordy needs a natural high When you’re living down south and it’s going right out of your head (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) INSTRUMENTAL: - - - - - - Took the first South bound across the Rio and down Found a little place in a small Mexico town Just me and my lady Now she’s having my baby CHORUS: Ah she said Lordy Lordy watch the blue smoke flying Every morning and every night to get you out of your head (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) Oh man oh Lordy Lordy needs a natural high When you’re living down south and it’s going right out of your head (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) CHORUS: (## fade to end ##) Ah she said Lordy Lordy watch the blue smoke flying Every morning and every night to get you out of your head (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) Oh man oh Lordy Lordy needs a natural high When you’re living down south and it’s going right out of your head (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy) (Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy)