"Juan Mendoza" lyrics

"Juan Mendoza"

Jet-setters running around
Private planes, eating caviar
Meanwhile back in San Antone
Juan Mendoza sweats payments on his car

Washington is in the news
Junior and Donny got the blues
Who cares?
California, things are groovin'
Berkeley, things are movin'
A world is a world and I don't care what you say

Well, a world is a world, is a world, is a world, is a world, is a world
And I don't care what you say
Well, a world is a world, is a world, is a world, is a world, is a world
It's a sun shiny day

Washington is in the news
Junior and Donny got the blues
Who cares?
Down in Austin, things are groovin'
St. Louis, things are movin'
A world is a world and I don't care what you say

Juan Mendoza packed his car
Pretty soon, he's western bound
Wasn't 10 miles out of town
A Texas ranger flagged him down

You're brown and near the border
You better have your papers
If not, oh man, you're gone
You wanna go to California
Try to find a groove there
A world is a world and I don't care what you say

Well, a world is a world, is a world, is a world, is a world, is a world
And I don't care what you say
Well, a world is a world, is a world, is a world, is a world, is a world
It's a sun shiny day

Washington is in the news
Junior and Donny got the blues
Who cares?
Down in Austin, things are groovin'
St. Louis, people movin'
A world is a world and I don't care what you say


Writer(s): Doug Sahm
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