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| Music by | Michael Carr |
| Lyrics by | Jimmy Kennedy |
| Date | 1939 |
"South of the Border" is a song about traveling to Mexico. It has been covered by a number of artists including Gene Autry, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Fats Domino, Herb Alpert, Bing Crosby, Don McLean, and Willie Nelson, among others.
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- Big Bird sings the opening line and hums a bit more of the tune in the opening of Sesame Street Episode 1126. He explains to Gordon his urge to migrate south, with the intention of traveling either to South America, South Bronx, New Zealand, or Antarctica... so he intends to catch the southbound bus.