"true"^^ . . "english" . "true"^^ . "0f5f23e7-22f6-4910-b057-7b431b1bb143" . . . "Number-one singles in Australia" . . . "130.4"^^ . . "eng" . "169000.0"^^ . . "FR6V80714051" . . "0"^^ . "TRBPXYA12903CFD240" . . . . . "-0.307555"^^ . "1953-04-30" . "1953-04-30" . . . "false"^^ . "307040" . "1939 songs" . . "5714ded025ac0d8aee4240f6" . . "South Of The Border" . . "617" . . . "Songs with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy" . . . . . "14"^^ . "-0.158469"^^ . "Pop standards" . . "2007-11-06"^^ . "304293"^^ . "%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." . "Frank Sinatra songs" . . . "South Of The Border" . "Songs with music by Michael Carr (composer)" . "-14.9"^^ . .