A hundred dollars over the border,
a thousand miles out of my mind.
thinkin' I could drink all that Mexican wine?
And who in the world is this woman?
I've never seen her before
But I've got a feeling that
Someone just kicked down the door
Better run for the border
He's never gonna understand
Better find a place to hide
on the other side of the Rio Grande
Jose's tall, dark and handsome
She said as she reached for her clothes
right from under his nose
I said this is a great time to tell me
She said, I thought he was in jail
And Jose is hot on your trail
Better run for the border
Jose, he is a dangerous man
Better find a place to hide
On the other side of the Rio Grande
So I ran through the streets of Laredo
Naked as the day I was born
People were staring and clapping
And laughing and honking their horns
As I passed the church on the corner,
I thought about stopping to pray
Then a voice from the blues said,
but we better stay ahead of Jose
Better run for the border,
Jose he is a dangerous man
Better find a place to hide
on the other side of the Rio Grande
Better run for the border,
Jose will never understand
Better find a place to hide
on the other side of the Rio Grande
Better run for the border
José, he is a dangerous man
Better find a place to hide
On the other side of the Rio Grande