We all came out to Montreaux On the Lake Geneva shoreline To make records with a mobile We didn't have much time Frank Zappa and 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, 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 the ground 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 Smoke on the water, 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 and 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, fire in the sky Smoke on the water
We all came out to Montreaux On the Lake Geneva shoreline To make records with a mobile We didn't have much time Frank Zappa and 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, 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 the ground 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 Smoke on the water, 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 and 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, fire in the sky Smoke on the water
O riff de “Smoke on the Water” foi tocado por Ritchie Blackmore em uma Fender Stratocaster, usando apenas dois dedos para dedilhar pares de notas simultâneas, garantindo que o ritmo combinasse exatamente com o órgão de Jon Lord.
Jon Lord duplicou o riff da guitarra no órgão Hammond B3, passando o sinal por um amplificador Marshall distorcido, criando um timbre que quase imita o da guitarra.
As letras descrevem literalmente o incêndio ocorrido em 4 de dezembro de 1971 no Casino de Montreux, causado por um floco de pirotecnia disparado durante um concerto de Frank Zappa, e o “fumaça na água” foi inspirado por um sonho de Roger Glover.
A gravação da faixa aconteceu com a Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, um estúdio móvel alugado pelos Deep Purple, enquanto a banda se hospedava em um hotel de frente para o Lago de Genebra.
A estrutura da música segue a sequência intro‑verso‑refrão‑riff‑verso‑refrão‑riff‑solo‑riff‑verso‑refrão‑riff‑solo, alternando solos de guitarra de Blackmore e de órgão de Lord até o fade‑out.
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