Speedy Gonzales (song)
- This article is about the song. For other uses, see Speedy Gonzales.
"Sppedy Gonzales" is a pop song originally written by Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee and David Hess, based on the character of Speedy Gonzales. The song was released by RCA Victor on April 1961. It was originally sung by Hess, under the name David Dante (RCA 8056).[1]
The song was popularized in the United States as a 1962 single by Pat Boone (under Dot Records),[2] which peaked at the No. 6 Billboard Hot 100 position during a total chart run of 13 weeks; it did better in many national charts in Europe, where it sold a million copies.[3]
Lyrics
It was a moonlit night in old Mexico
I walked alone between some old adobe haciendas
Suddenly, I heard the plaintive cry of a young Mexican girl
You better come home, Speedy Gonzales
Away from tannery row
Stop all a your a-drinkin'
With that floozy named Flo
Come on home to your adobe
And slap some mud on the wall
The roof is leakin' like a strainer
There's loads a roaches in the hall
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales)
Why don't cha come home?
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales)
How come ya leave me all alone?
"Hey, Rosita, I have to go shopping downtown for my mother
She needs some tortillas and chili peppers"
Your doggy's gonna have a puppy
And we're runnin' outta Coke
No enchiladas in the icebox
And the television's broke
I saw some lipstick on your sweatshirt
I smelled some perfume in your ear
Well if you're gonna keep on messin'
Don't bring your business back a-here
Mmm, Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales)
Why don't cha come home?
Speedy Gonzales (Speedy Gonzales)
How come ya leave me all alone?
"Hey, Rosita come quick
Down at the cantina they giving green stamps with tequila"
References
- ↑ "Dot Records Story, Part 3". Bsnpubs.com. (November 10, 1999).
- ↑ Norwegiancharts.com Pat Boone
- ↑ "Pat Boone". Archived from original on May 12, 2024.
