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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Desert Inn<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n On a dark desert highway.<\/p>\n Cool wind in my hair.<\/p>\n I cranked open the chopper.<\/p>\n I didn\u2019t have a care.<\/p>\n Watched the stars up high.<\/p>\n No one was around.<\/p>\n I ran out of \u2018poppers\u2019.<\/p>\n I thought I heard a sound.<\/p>\n I pulled over & stopped.<\/p>\n All I heard was the wind.<\/p>\n I thought I heard the coppers.<\/p>\n As I scratched under my chin,<\/p>\n Good thing I ran out of \u2018poppers.\u2019<\/p>\n I heard a voice on the wind.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWelcome to the Desert Inn.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a lovely place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSuch a lovely face.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCome stay awhile within.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAny time of year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou are welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I looked all around.<\/p>\n I could not see a thing.<\/p>\n I listened for a sound.<\/p>\n I couldn\u2019t hear a thing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I started riding down the road.<\/p>\n Soon I saw a shimmering light.<\/p>\n I thought this must be the place.<\/p>\n It turned out I was right.<\/p>\n The Desert Inn; as I was told.<\/p>\n A sign above the door said:<\/p>\n WELCOME- STAY AWHILE<\/p>\n \u201cCan I get myself a bed?\u201d<\/p>\n The night clerk smiled.<\/p>\n \u201cIf that\u2019s what you want, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n I told him that it was.<\/p>\n \u201cCan I get a cold beer?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll bring one up in awhile.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWelcome to the Desert Inn.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a lovely place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSuch a lovely face.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCome stay awhile within.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAny time of year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou are welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Again, I looked all around<\/p>\n I could not see a thing.<\/p>\n I listened for a sound.<\/p>\n I couldn\u2019t hear a thing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I found the room & in I went.<\/p>\n Simple but, cozy.<\/p>\n Nothing to rave about.<\/p>\n Then I decided to mosey.<\/p>\n And have a look about.<\/p>\n I heard laughter from a vent.<\/p>\n In the \u2018party room\u2019, below.<\/p>\n a party was going on..<\/p>\n I went to join the show.<\/p>\n I wasn\u2019t gone for too long.<\/p>\n The waitress came.<\/p>\n I ordered a beer.<\/p>\n She said \u201cIt is a real shame.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t have any beer here.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWelcome to the Desert Inn.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a lovely place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSuch a lovely face.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCome stay awhile within.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAny time of year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou are welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I looked all around.<\/p>\n I could not see a thing.<\/p>\n I listened for a sound.<\/p>\n I couldn\u2019t hear a thing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I asked the waitress what it was.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cSomeone singing about this place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, that is nothing.\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cGhosts sing about this place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d I said.<\/p>\n \u201cJust past guests who like it here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPast guests who like it here?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWell, yes. You can check out anytime.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut, You can never leave.\u201d<\/p>\n I shot out of there like a jet bird.<\/p>\n I rode 100 mph to the nearest town.<\/p>\n I told the sheriff what I saw & heard.<\/p>\n He laughed, then frowned.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He sang: \u201cWelcome to the Desert Inn.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a lovely place.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSuch a lovely face.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCome stay awhile within.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAny time of year.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou are welcome here.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cDid you look all around son?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDid you not see anything?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDid you listen for a sound son?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDid you not hear a thing?\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cYes, that is exactly what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is all an urban legend. son.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMany people went through what you did.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo trace of the place is ever found.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll go look when it\u2019s light.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou will see what I mean.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou can follow me on your bike.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe will check out the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n In the morning we went back there.<\/p>\n Not a thing could be found or heard.<\/p>\n He said \u201cI was lucky to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSome people didn\u2019t make it out, we heard.\u201d<\/p>\n I had to take him at his word.<\/p>\n I had nothing else to say.<\/p>\n As I rode away I heard a bird.<\/p>\n It seemed to be laughing all the way.———R. 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