Mexico Uke tab by Les Humphries Singers

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Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico


Couplet:
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In fifteen-eighty we sailed our little ship
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around the coast of Africa down the Gaza strip
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We took some salty bacon and a hammock for a bed
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Then we mixed it with the Spaniards in the middle of the Med


Refrein:
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Well we hired our funds, saw the pretty girls a comin'
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There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago
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We hired some more and then we started runnin'
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All down the Mississippi to the Gulf of
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Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico


Couplet:
Well Francis Drake said if you really want a fight
The best thing is to catch them in the middle of the night
We hoisted anchor and powdered up the gun
Then we sailed around in circles and just waited for the fun


Refrein


Solo (n.c.)
Yeah yeah yeah
Mexico (o-ho o-oh)
M-E-X-I-C-O


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Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico


Couplet:
Well cannon balls flew and the ship began to sink
the water started risin' so we really had to think
And then by chance stood a man as black as coal
So we grabbed him by the trousers and we plugged him in the hole


Refrein

Couplet:
Well we fired from the side port and we fired from the back
And then we fired from the galley and through every little crack
We fired so much that the cook started cooking
Didn't have to worry so we flew the union jack


Refrein 3x:
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Well we hired our funds, saw the pretty girls a comin'
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There wasn't quite as many as there was a while ago
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We hired some more and then we started runnin'
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All down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico


Eindigen met:
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Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico