Smoke on the Water #47
Deep Purple · 1972
Verse 1
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
Chorus
Smoke on the water,
and fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
Verse 2
They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
The funky Claude was running in and out
Pulling kids outa the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But Swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race