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 name's not 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 (x3)
Kroc-style boom, like that

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

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 want to make a dream reality
Competition? Send 'em south
If 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
It's dog eat dog, rat eat rat (x3)
Kroc-style boom, like that.


Lyrics submitted by redmax, edited by Piscador

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    Cool song - I think the lyrics are just filler for a really good song. In other words, the song and tune sound like they were written first, then he just selected the McDonald's story to fill in the tune because he liked the story. But that's good anyway, there need to be more songs that actually tell a story and less of them that try to make a statement or convey some desparate emotion.

    stoolhardyon December 22, 2004   Link

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