The No Hotel

Lyrics

[Intro] In 1989 I was in Manaos With a party of tree-huggers, with Dr. David Suzuki And we were to meet up with Sting on the Xingu river Which was a tributary of the Amazon Uh, had to take [?] out into the suburbs of Manaos Which is a city of about one and a half million people About halfway up the Amazon river Got there about four o'clock in the morning to the Nobo Hotel And when I got there I noticed that the, uh Two of the letters in the name of the hotel were burned out In the neon sign So it was like just, "The No Hotel" And, uh, that stuck with me as a song title Over the number of years which ensued And it was three months ago I finished the song It's called "The No Hotel" One two three four [Verse 1] 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 checked in the No Hotel [Verse 2] Down around the No Hotel Water there don't flow so well Problems come and problems go Freezing shower, say hello If you choose the No Hotel And the bellhop never rings the bell Why there's another ne'er do well Just checked in the No Hotel [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] 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 [Verse 4] 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 [Instrumental Break] [Verse 5] Down around the No Hotel Look for me, they know me well Travelers come and travelers go It's the only world they know And if you choose the No Hotel The bellhop never rings the bell Now he's another burnt out shell You've checked in the No Hotel