When first I came to Reno I was kicked at cussed at ego busted Shaggy dusty maladjusted Looking for an open door to get in off the street I wound up being pushed into A businessman's convention luncheon Torn and tattered briefcase battered Got out just before they branded beatnik on my feet It's a B-movie world and the cast is on vacation on location every day In Reno Funtown U.S.A. Escaping down an alley I was Sickened chicken panic stricken Turned and seen a sports arena Ran into a snarling mob of roller derby fans Reception there was less than warm With knuckles teeth and hairy arms I fell into the first motel And closed the door and hid myself below the TV stand It's a B-movie world and the cast is on vacation on location every day In Reno Funtown U.S.A. The maid came by for room inspection
Throwing trays in my direction Sanitized for my protection I jumped out the window, ran into a grocery store I didn't have a shopping list They thought I was a communist Who fluoridated frozen fish They put me in a chafing dish and rolled me out the door It's a B-movie world and the cast is on vacation on location every day In Reno Funtown U.S.A. I made it just in time to get A ticket on a super jet As everyone was making bets On just how long the plane would fly before it took a dive Reno has a law forbidding Bums to look at married women Tuxes must be worn to swim in If you're there with shaggy hair you may not leave alive It's a B-movie world and the cast is on vacation on location every day In Reno Funtown U.S.A. In Reno Funtown U.S.A.