Come on, baby, don't you wanna go Way down south, talkin' 'bout Mexico Straight through the jungle, out to the sea We'll have some fun if you fly away with me Like some old movie in black and white We'll fall in love in the middle of the night Me and you, down in Veracruz Do what you wanna do, down in Veracruz Come on, baby, don't you wanna come In the town, people movin' to the drums Let me tell ya that Rosa's Cantina, it never stops Drinkin' cerveza, people party 'til they drop Forget the laundry, forget the rain We'll get to heaven on the seven thirty plane Me and you, down in Veracruz Do what you wanna do, down in Veracruz In [Incomprehensible], it never stops You wanna party? We can party 'til we drop Forget the laundry, forget the rain Got to get to heaven on the seven thirty plane Me and you, down in Veracruz Do what you wanna do, down in Veracruz Me and you, down in Veracruz Do what you wanna do, down in Veracruz Me and you Down in Veracruz Down in Veracruz

Yo nací con la luna de plata Y nací con alma de pirata He nacido rumbero jarocho Trovador de veras Y me fui lejos de Veracruz Veracruz, rinconcito donde hacen su nido las olas del mar Veracruz, pedacito de patria que sabe sufrir y cantar Veracruz, son tus noches diluvio de estrellas, palmera y mujer Veracruz vibra en mi ser Algún día hasta tus playas lejanas tendré que volver Larararararai-rerere Lararara Veracruz, son tus noches diluvio de estrellas, palmera y mujer Ve-e-e-eracruz vibra en mi ser Algún día hasta tus playas lejanas tendré que volver

I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns I heard Maria crying Late last night I heard the news That Veracruz was dying Veracruz was dying Someone called Maria's name I swear it was my father's voice Saying, "If you stay you'll all be slain You must leave now - you have no choice Take the servants and ride west Keep the child close to your chest When the American troops withdraw Let Zapata take the rest" I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns I heard Maria calling Saying, "Veracruz is dying And Cuernavaca's falling" Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore) Hacia el puerto volvere (To the port I will return) Aunque el destino cambio mi vida (Even though destiny changed my life) En Veracruz morire (In Veracruz I shall die) Aquel dia yo jure (On that day I swore) I heard Woodrow Wilson's guns I heard them in the harbor Saying, "Veracruz is dying"