Smoke on the water

Smoke on the water

We all came out to Montreux
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile.
We didn't have much time.

Frank Zappa and the Mothers
Were at the best place around.
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground.

Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky! Smoke on the water!
But burning down ...

They burned down the gambling house,
It died with an awful sound.
Funky Claude was running in and out,
He was pulling kids out the ground.

When it all was over,
We had to find another place.
Swiss time was running out,
It seemed that we would lose the race, now ...

Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky! Smoke on the water!

We ended up at the Grand Hotel.
It was empty cold and bare
With the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
Making our music there.

Few red lights and a few old beds
We made a place to sweat.
No matter what we get out of this.
I know, I know we'll never forget,

Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky! Smoke on the water!

live at Hofstra University, May 27th 1973: http://www.deep-purple.net/videos/videos/smoke.htm
Background-Story: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_on_the_Water
http://www.deep-purple.net/features/smoke/smoke-on-the-water.html

Porträtfoto © jonlord.org
Landschaftsmotiv: Am Genfer See bei Montreux (eigenes Werk)