"Songs with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy" . "5714decc25ac0d8aee3f1576" . "290487"^^ . "South Of The Border" . "%22South of the Border%22 is a popular song describing a trip to Mexico, written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr and published in 1939 for the film of the same name starring country star Gene Autry.In the lyrics, a man looks back with regret and pain for having lied to the woman he can't forget (%22...and now as I wander, my thoughts ever stray...%22) and returned for too late, just as she was preparing for marriage. The lyric is in juxtaposition with the music, which swings with syncopated joy.The song was a hit in 1939 for Shep Fields, vocal by Hal Derwin. It has been recorded by many artists, but the best-known versions are by Gene Autry and Frank Sinatra (1953). Guy Lombardo had a top ten hitwith the song in 1939.Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time." . . . "255.208"^^ . . "1.528e+06"^^ . . "-0.152416"^^ . . . "South Of The Border" . . . "Number-one singles in Australia" . . "Frank Sinatra songs" . "1126" . . . "false"^^ . "2016-11-24"^^ . "Songs with music by Michael Carr (composer)" . "FRX201610875" . "-0.294475"^^ . "6"^^ . "1939 songs" . . . "0"^^ . "english" . "8d8d1cbd-ba40-4ebe-9532-4a86a968c561" . "Pop standards" . "false"^^ . "136812346" . "-17.6"^^ . "false"^^ .