On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair… On a dark desert jaygüey, cuul wuin’ in ma’ jeer
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air… Wuorms esmel of colitas, raisinap tru di eer
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light… Ap ajeed in de distanz, a’ soo a shimerin’ lai’t
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim… Ma’ jeed gruu jevy en’ ma’ sai’ gruu dim
I had to stop for the night… Ay jad tu estap for de nait
There she stood in the doorway;… Deer shi estuud in de doorwuey
I heard the mission bell… A’ jer’ de mishon bel
And I was thinking to myself,… N’a wuas tinkin’ tu ma’self
“This could be Heaven or this could be Hell”… “Dis cuud bi Jeeven or dis cuud bi Jeeel”

Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way… Den shi lit ap a kandel an’ shi shoud mi de wuey
There were voices down the corridor,… Der wuer voices daun de corredor
I thought I heard them say… A’ togt a’ jeer dem sey

Welcome to the Hotel California… Wuelcom tu de Jotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)… Satch a lovly pleis (Satch a lovly pleis)
Such a lovely face… Satch a lovly feis
Plenty of room at the Hotel California… Pleny of ruum at de Jotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)… Enytaim of yier (Enytaim of yier)
You can find it here… Yiu can fainde’ jiir

Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends… Jer main’ is Tifany-tuisted, shi gat de Merseidis bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends… Shi garalot of prity, prity boys shi cols frends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat… Jao dey danz in de cor’yiard, suiit samer suet
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget… Som danz tu rimember, som danz tu forguet

So I called up the Captain,… So a’ colap de Kaaptan
“Please bring me my wine”… “Plis brin’ mi may wuain”
He said, “We haven’t had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine”… Ji sed, “Wui javen’ jad dat espirrit jiir sinz naintiin sicsty nai'”
And still those voices are calling from far away,… An’ estil dous voices ar colin’ from far awuey
Wake you up in the middle of the night… Wueik yiu ap in de midel of de nai’t
Just to hear them say… Yos’ tu jiir dem se-ee
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin’ it up at the Hotel California… Dey livinirap at de Jotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)… Wuara nais sorprais (wuara nais sorprais)
Bring your alibis… Brin’ yioralabaaaais
Mirrors on the ceiling,… Mirrors on de ciilin’
The pink champagne on ice… De pink champen’ on ais
And she said “We are all just prisoners here, of our own device”… An’ shi sed “Wui ar’ ol yos’ prisoners jiier, of awr oun divais”
And in the master’s chambers,… An’ in de masters chembers
They gathered for the feast… Dey gatder for de fiist
They stab it with their steely knives,… D’ estabet wuit dee’ estily naivs
But they just can’t kill the beast… B’t dee yas’ kan’ kil de biist
Last thing I remember, I was… Las’ tin’ a’ rimember, a’ wuas
Running for the door… Ranin’ for de doo’
I had to find the passage back… Ay jad tu fain’ de pasesh bak
To the place I was before… Tu de pleis a’ wuas bifooo’
“Relax, ” said the night man,… “Rilacs”, sed de nai’ man
“We are programmed to receive… “Wui ar program’d tu riciiv
You can check-out any time you like,… Yiu can chekaut eny taim yiu laik
But you can never leave! “… Bat yiu can never liiv!”