Come gather round me people
Here's a story you never heard
About me and my friends and some things that occurred
We thought we'd get some money
We thought that we might go
Spend a weekend pleasant down in Mexico
I was working at McDonald's doing the late night run
When a car pulled up the drive-through and pointed out a gun
Said, "Give us all your money and three Big Macs to go"
I stuffed them all in a bag and I ducked down below
Well the boss got angry when he found out
I didn't call the police
I guess I was kinda nervous
There was a warrant out on me
Concerning some jaywalking tickets I couldn't afford to pay
Needless to say I got the axe that same day
Well me being out of work just then I didn't wanna go home
My mom said if I lost this job I'd have to go out on my own
So I went over to Dave's house and got really stoned
Called up some girls but none of them were home
Steve came over and he brought some alcohol
We're all getting really depressed just staring at the wall
Thought if we'd get some money
We thought that we might go
Spend the weekend pleasant down in Mexico
Steve's dad had a hunting rifle and we went and picked it up
We stopped into the 7-11 to try our luck
We raised up that hunting rifle but the counter guy just laughed
As he pulled out an uzi we turned and hauled ass
We were running so fast
Till we came to the McDonald's where I used to work
We walked up to the drive-through and gave my boss a jerk
Said, "Give us all your money and three Big Macs to go
And suck on this you weasel
We're going to Mexico"
Down south we all got really wasted
Dave got a case of the runs
We're all really hungover and getting low on funds
Dave and Steve called their parents and took the bus back home
Me I got a job at McDonald's down in Mexico
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APPEARS ON:
Rare On Air: Live Performances Volume 1
KCRW: 1993-07-23
YEAR RELEASED:
1994
DATE RECORDED:
July 23rd 1993
LENGTH:
5:14
OTHER TITLE:
The Ballad Of Mexico
WRITTEN BY:
Beck Hansen
STUDIO:
KCRW
PERFORMERS:
Beck Hansen
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dallas Don Burnette
Drums
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