Intro
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Verse 1
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I have a tale that you should know 
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It happened down in Mexico 
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I get too much of the Baja sun 
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So I take a stroll on the Malecon 
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An evening stroll on the Malecon 
 
Verse 2
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I love the shrimp I love the prawn 
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I love the ladies on the Malecon 
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I see that girl in a red sarong 
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She strutting on the Malecon 
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Strutting her stuff on the Malecon 
 
Chorus
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oh oh the Malecon 
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She strut her stuff on the Malecon 
 
Verse 3
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She say don't you like that disco song 
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Come dance with me on the Malecon 
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That saucy lady she turn me on 
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I fall in love on the Malecon 
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So much in love on the Malecon 
 
Verse 4
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I say I cannot speak in the Spanish tongue 
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She says it don't matter on the Malecon 
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I'll be yours until the dawn 
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You lucky gringo on the Malecon 
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You one lucky gringo on the Malecon- 
 
Chorus
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Oh oh the Malecon 
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You one lucky gringo on the Malecon 
 
Verse 5
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She say don't you worry bout my boyfriend Juan 
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He's a little jealous but a gentleman 
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He stay at home and clean his gun 
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I slip away to the Malecon 
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I flit away to the Malecon 
 
Verse 6
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Her kisses taste like honeycomb 
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Slow dancing on the Malecon 
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When suddenly I'm all alone 
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There's a bit of tension on the Malecon 
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Some apprehension on the Malecon 
 
Chorus
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Oh oh the Malecon 
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There's a bit of tension on the Malecon 
 
Verse 7
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I see his ugly face as the midnight come 
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I had too much tequila, too much rum 
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He say I shoot you dead you gringo scum 
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I leave you bleeding on the Malecon 
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Bleeding and dying on the Malecon 
 
Chorus
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Oh oh the Malecon 
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I leave you dying on the Malecon 
 
Verse 8
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I didn't know how fast I could run 
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From a forty four in the hand of Juan 
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From that saucy lady in a red sarong 
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She wave goodbye from the Malecon 
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She blow me kisses from the Malecon 
 
Chorus
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Oh oh the Malecon 
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She blow me kisses from the Malecon 
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I don’t go back to the Malecon