A hundred dollars over the border
A thousand miles out of my mind
Oh what was I thinking
Thinking 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 she's got a husband
Someone just kicked down the door

Better run for the border
He's never gonna understa
Better find a place to hide
On the other side of the Rio Grande

Jose he's tall dark and handsome
She said as she reached for her cloths
But he's mean as a snake
When his woman you take right from under his nose

I said this is a great time to tell me
She said I thought he was in jail
Well I'm Jose's wife Jose's got a knife
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 a church on the corner
I thought about stopping to pra
Then a voice from the blue said I'll watch over you
But we'd 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