THE NO HOTEL
(Gordon Lightfoot)

As recorded Gordon Lightfoot 2004


Down around the No Hotel
Look for me they know me well
Travelers come and travelers go
Down around the Hotel No.

If you choose the No Hotel
Be prepared to run pell-mell
Be another burnt out shell
You've checked in the No Hotel.
 
Down around the No Hotel
Water there don't flow so well
Problems come and problems go
Freezing showers say hello.

If you choose the No Hotel
The bell hop never rings the bell
Why there's another ne'er do well
Just checked in the No Hotel.

(bridge)

Down around the No Hotel
Look for me the human shell
Strangers moving to and fro
All around the Hotel No.

When dining at the No Hotel
There's caterers who cater not
And waiters who don't wait a lot
You've checked in the No Hotel.

Living at the No Hotel
Just another ne'er do well
Seasons ebb and seasons flow
Down around the Hotel No.

Snug in your No Hotel room
See the little critters fly
Above the bed sheets telling lies
You've checked in the No Hotel.

(bridge)

Down around the No Hotel
Look for me they know me well
Travelers come and travelers go
It's the only world they know.

If you choose the No Hotel
The bell hop never rings the bell
Now he's another burnt out shell
You've checked in the No Hotel.



(Transcribed by David Story - March 2013)