Boom Like That

boom,like  that

mark  knopfler

i’m  going  to  san  bernardino

ring-a-ding-ding

milkshake  mixers  that’s  my  thing,  now

these  guys  bought  a  heap  of  my  stuff

and  i  gotta  see  a  good  thing  sure  enough,  now

or  my  s  namenot  ’kroc  that’s  kroc  with  a  'k’

like  'crocodile’but  not  spelled  that  way,  yeah

it’s  dog  eat  dog  rat  eat  rat

kroc-style  boom,  like  that

the  folks  line  up  all  down  the  street

and  i’m  seeing  this  girl  devour  her  meat,  now

and  then  i  get  it,  wham  as  clear  as  day

my  pulse  begins  to  hammer  and  i  hear  a  voice  say:

these  boys  have  got  this  down

oughtta  be  a  one  of  these  in  every  town

these  boys  have  got  the  touch

it’s  clean  as  a  whistle  and  it  don’t  cost  much

wham,  bam  you  don’t  wait  long

shake,  fries  patty,  you’re  gone

and  how  about  that  friendly  name?

heck,  every  little  thing  oughtta  stay  the  same

or  my  name’s  not  kroc  that’s  kroc  with  a  'k’

like  'crocodile’but  not  spelled  that  way,  now

it’s  dog  eat  dog  rat  eat  rat

dog  eat  dog  rat  eat  rat

oit’s  dog  eat  dog  rat  eat  rat

kroc-style  boom,  like  that

guitar  solo...

you  gentlemen  ought  to  expand

you’re  going  to  need  a  helping  hand,  now

so,  gentlemen  well,  what  about  me?

we’ll  make  a  little  business  history,  now

or  my  name’s  not  kroc  call  me  ray

like  'crocodile’but  not  spelled  that  way,  now

it’s  dog  eat  dog  rat  eat  rat

kroc-style  boom,  like  that

guitar  solo...

well  we  build  it  up  and  i  buy  'em  out

but,  man  they  made  me  grind  it  out,  now

they  open  up  a  new  place  flipping  meat

so  i  do  too    right  across  the  street

i  got  the  name  i  need  the  town

they  sell  up  in  the  end  and  it  all  shuts  down

sometimes  you  gotta  be  an  s.o.b.

you  wanna  make  a  dream  reality

competition?  send  'em  south

they’re  gonna  drown  put  a  hose  in  their  mouth

do  not  pass  'go’go  straight  to  hell

i  smell  that  meat  hook  smell

or  my  name’s  not  kroc  that’s  kroc  with  a  'k’

like  'crocodile’but  not  spelled  that  way,  now

dog  eat  dograt  eat  rat

o  it’s  dog  eat  dog  rat  eat  rat

o  it’s  dog  eat  dograt  eat  rat

kroc-style  boom,  like  that

guitar  solo...