Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ian Paice
Drums
Jon Lord
Keyboards
Ritchie Blackmore
Electric Guitar
Ian Gillan
Vocals
Roger Glover
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jon Lord
Songwriter
Ian Gillan
Songwriter
Ritchie Blackmore
Songwriter
Roger Glover
Songwriter
Ian Paice
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Deep Purple
Producer
Jeremy Gee
Assistant Engineer
Martin Birch
Engineer
Nick Watterton
Recording Technician
Lyrics
[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
[Verse 2]
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
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
[Verse 3]
They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky Claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
[Verse 4]
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
[Chorus]
Smoke on the water
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
[Verse 5]
We ended up at the Grand Hotel
It was empty, cold, and bare
But with the Rolling-truck-Stones thing just outside
Ha, making our music there
[Verse 6]
With a few red lights, a few old beds, ha
We made a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this, ha
I know, I know we'll never forget
[Chorus]
Smoke on the water
A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water
Written by: Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover