NORTH OF THE BORDER

WHERE THE CACTI IS SCARCE AND THIN

THERE'S A PLACE WITHOUT MUCH TASTE

THEY CALL RAMADA INN

NOW RAMADA, IT IS A SPANISH NAME

THEY BROUGHT IT WITH THEM WHEN THEY CAME

AND THOUGH THE SPANISH HAVE GONE AWAY

RAMADA INN IS HERE TO STAY



Chorus

THEY'RE LIKE A RASH UPON THE NATION

WHERE THE WEARY TRAVELER GETS TRAPPED ON VACATION

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE GOING OR WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN

YOU WON'T ESCAPE RAMADA INN



LA LA LA WHAT A RIP-OFF

TAKE A TIP OFF ME

LA LA LA...



Bridge

MEDIOCRE

IT'S IN THERE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD

AND ONCE YOU LEAVE

YOU WON'T QUITE BELIEVE

WHAT AN AVERAGE TIME YOU'VE HAD



Chorus 1

THEY'RE LIKE A RASH UPON THE NATION

WHERE THE WEARY TRAVELER GETS TRAPPED ON VACATION

"HECK, YEAH, HI THERE, THIS IS ROBERT BOB

HERE AT THE RAMADA INN LOUNGE

LISTEN, PUSSYCATS, I WANT YOU TO DRINK UP AND STICK AROUND

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE PLAYING ALL YOUR A.M. FAVE RAVES

I KNOW YOU LIKE TO DISCO DOWN TO

HEY, COME ON "BANG, BANG", I GOT A LINE ON YOU, YOU PARTY ANIMALS

HEY, A LITTLE LATER ON, TRY THAT SALAD BAR, IT'S SIMPLY EXQUISITE, O.K.

HEY, I'VE GOT TWENTY-FIVE BIG, BEAUTIFUL SHOWS FOR YOU, DON'T YOU KNOW

I'M GOING TO BE HERE FROM, OH, FOUR O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL I'M A MUCH OLDER INDIVIDUAL."



NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE GOING OR WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN

WHERE YOU ARE GOING OR WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN

CHA, CHA, CHA, YOU WON'T ESCAPE RAMADA INN



LA LA LA IT'S REALLY STINKO

THAT'S WHAT I THINKO

LA LA LA



NORTH OF THE BORDER

THE BORDER, THE BORDER

NORTH OF THE BORDER

THE BORDER, THE BORDER

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