Oh, Mexico All the time Dreamin' all about Acapulco And a sweet thing on my mind Mogadishu sunrise Low above the sea All of those lawyers in California Won't bring her back to me Back to me, back to me Oh, mercenary girl Of all the lowdown places in the world To be stuck inside of a phone booth Hangin' on the end of a line While this civil war keeps ragin' in my mind Oh, Mary, Mary I think you're fine 'Cause you can mix a margarita From a bottle of turpentine Just between noon and midnight That's when the battle rages on Mama, I just gotta make one more call And I'll be here with you all night long All night long, all night long Oh, mercenary girl Of all the lowdown places in the world To be livin' in another city Comin' from another time I know it's a cold cruel world But you're eyes look soft and kind And this civil war keeps ragin' in my mind Oh, mercenary girl Oh, mercenary girl Oh, mercenary girl Oh, mercenary girl