lyrics from reprint of 1965-67 sheet music

C (x32010@1)                                G7 (320001@1)              CJust (x32010@1)a loud-mouthed Yankee, I went down to Mexico

                                   G7 (320001@1)           CI (x32010@1)didn't have much time to spend, about a week or so,

       F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)              F (133211@1)           Bb (x1333x@1)   FThen (133211@1)I lightly took advantage of a girl who loved me so.

      F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)             BbBut (x1333x@1)I found myself a-thinkin' when my time 

    FHad (133211@1)come

   C (x32010@1)    G7 (320001@1)    C7 (x32310@1)   Am7 (x02010@1)   C7To (x32310@1)go


F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)           Gm7
     What am I doin' hangin' 'round?

A (x02220@1)                                Bb (x1333x@1)    I should be on that train and gone

Db (x43121@1)                            F (133211@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)    I should be ridin' on that train to San Anton'

Gm7            C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)    What am I doin' hangin' 'round?


    C (x32010@1)                          G7 (320001@1)                CShe (x32010@1)took me to the garden and we took a little walk

                                     G7 (320001@1)            CI (x32010@1)didn't know much Spanish and there was no time for talk

         F (133211@1)              Bb (x1333x@1)                    F (133211@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)   FThen (133211@1)she told me that she loved me, not with words but with a kiss

    F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)             BbAnd (x1333x@1)like a fool, I kept on thinkin' of a train

  FI (133211@1)could not

C (x32010@1)     G7Miss (320001@1)


F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)           Gm7
     What am I doin' hangin' 'round?

A (x02220@1)                                Bb (x1333x@1)    I should be on that train and gone

Db (x43121@1)                            F (133211@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)    I should be ridin' on that train to San Anton'

Gm7            C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)    What am I doin' hangin' 'round?


           C (x32010@1)                      G7Well, (320001@1)it's been a year or so, and I wanna go back again

                                   G7 (320001@1)              CAnd (x32010@1)if I get the money, well, I'll ride the same old train

      F (133211@1)                Bb (x1333x@1)                  F (133211@1)             Bb (x1333x@1)  FBut (133211@1)I guess your chances come but once, and boy, I sure missed mine

    F (133211@1)                Dm (xx0231@1)            BbAnd (x1333x@1)still I can't stop thinkin' when I hear

     FSome (133211@1)whistle

C (x32010@1)      G7 (320001@1)   C7 (x32310@1)  Am7 (x02010@1)  C7Cryin' (x32310@1)


F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)           Gm7
     What am I doin' hangin' 'round?

A (x02220@1)                                Bb (x1333x@1)    I should be on that train and gone

Db (x43121@1)                            F (133211@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)    I should be ridin' on that train to San Anton'

Gm7            C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)    What am I doin' hangin' 'round?


REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE:
F (133211@1)            Dm (xx0231@1)           Gm7
     What am I doin' hangin' 'round?

A (x02220@1)                                Bb (x1333x@1)    I should be on that train and gone

Db (x43121@1)                            F (133211@1)          Dm (xx0231@1)    I should be ridin' on that train to San Anton'

Gm7            C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)    What am I doin' hangin' 'round?

etc.