| I Tampico, tampico, On the Gulf of Mexico |
| Tampico, tampico, Down in mexico |
| You buy a beautiful shawl |
| A souvenir for aunt Flo |
| Authentic Mexican yarn |
| Made in Idaho |
| I, Tampico, Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico |
| Tampico, Tampico, down Mexico |
| The senoritas, they waive, when you arrive at the dock |
| The native costumes they wear |
| Are slacks and bobby socks |
| I, Tampico, Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico |
| Tampico, Tampico, down in Mexico |
| You buy some pottery |
| there to beat the luxury tax |
| You find that when you get home |
| They sell it cheaper at Sachs |
| I, Tampico, Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico |
| Tampico, Tampico, down in Mexico |
| You ask Mexican band |
| To play a rumba-down-dare |
| He turns and says the boys |
| «Hey, fellas, dig that square!» |
| I, Tampico, Tampico, on the Gulf of Mexico |
| Tampico, Tampico, down in Mexico |
| Down in Mexico |