[Verse 1]
Meanwhile down on Beale Street
Drinking in a Beale Street bar
There's a fog rollin' off the Mississippi
Has anybody seen Arkansas?
And the deckhands from the toll boats
Come ashore wearin' Mexican shoes
They headed straight for Graceland
It was the first thing they wanted to do

[Chorus]
Cinco de Mayo in Memphis
Mariachis singin' the blues
Southern belles and señoritas
All sportin' blue suede shoes

[Verse 2]
Pork pie hats and sombreros
Hangin' on a downtown street
Swingin' pool cues at piñatas
Don't that river smell sweet?
And they all come to get 'em some Memphis
A little something for their souls
Jumper cables and limos
Hell, they all came to rock and roll
[Chorus]
Cinco de Mayo in Memphis
Mariachis singin' the blues
Southern belles and señoritas
All sportin' blue suede shoes

[Chorus]
Cinco de Mayo in Memphis
Mariachis singin' the blues
Southern belles and señoritas
All sportin' blue suede shoes