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 & 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
They burned down the gambling house - It died with an awful sound Funky & Claude was running in and out, pulling kids out of 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
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 But with the Rolling Truck Stones Thing just outside making our music there With a few red lights an' 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