Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler’s reflection on McDonald’s magnate Ray Kroc’s famous business acumen and infamous business tactics.
McDonald’s was a family business before Kroc came along and turned it into an international franchise, eventually buying out the McDonalds brothers.
Knopfler’s song inspired the 2016 f...
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
Oh, my name's not Crock, it's Kroc with a K
Like crocodile but not spelt that way now
It's dog eat dog, rat eat rat
Kroc style, boom like that
[Verse 2]
And folks line up all down the street
Now 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
[Interlude]
These boys have got this down
Ought to be 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 gotta stay the same
[Chorus]
Oh, my name's not Crock, that's Kroc with a K
Like crocodile but not spelt that way now
It's dog eat dog, rat eat rat
Dog eat dog, rat eat rat, now
Oh, it's dog eat dog, rat eat rat
Kroc style, boom like that
[Verse 3]
You gentlemen ought to expand
You're gonna need a helping hand now
So gentlemen, well, what about me?
We'll make a little business history now
[Chorus]
Oh, my name's not Crock, call me Ray
Like crocodile, but not spelt that way now
It's dog eat dog, rat eat rat
Kroc style, boom like that
[Verse 4]
Well, we'll build it up and I'll buy them out
But man they made me grind it out now
They open up a new place flippin' meat
So I do too, right across the street
[Interlude]
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
If you wanna make a dream reality
Competition, sent '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
[Chorus]
Oh, my name's not Crock, that's Kroc with a K
Like crocodile but not spelt that way now
Oh it's dog eat dog, rat eat rat
Dog eat dog, rat eat rat, now
Oh, it's dog eat dog, rat eat rat
Kroc style, boom like that
Boom, Like That was written by Mark Knopfler.
Boom, Like That was produced by Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler.
Mark Knopfler released Boom, Like That on Mon Sep 20 2004.