No Moleste
Tig Notaro Lyrics

I did some shows in Mexico.
Tig Notaro performed stand-up comedy shows in Mexico.

And like everywhere I go as soon as I checked into my hotel room
Whenever Tig goes to a new place and checks into a hotel room, the following events happen.

I immediately hang the “Do not disturb!” sign on mu door
Tig always hangs the ‘do not disturb’ sign outside her hotel room to ensure that nobody disturbs or enters her room without permission.

Or for the Spanish speaking “No moleste!”
The sign for ‘Do not disturb’ translated into Spanish is ‘No moleste!’

That was kind of a creepy feeling
Tig felt weird and spooky after putting the ‘no moleste’ sign outside her room.

Hanging that on my door before bed
Tig put the ‘no moleste’ sign outside her room before she went to sleep.

Nope “No moleste!”
Tig liked the idea of having the ‘no moleste’ sign on her hotel door and didn't want anyone to disturb her.

Not tonight!
Tig was not in the mood for any unexpected or unwanted visitors or noise while sleeping.

Try a couple of doors down
Tig suggested the person to check other rooms instead of hers.

And actually after I did that joke in Omaha this guy came up to me
A man approached Tig after a stand-up comedy show in Omaha.

And it’s like “Just so you know I’m a Spanish interpreter and moleste means to bother
The man informed Tig that the word “moleste” means ‘to bother’ in Spanish.

Yeah I know “No moleste!”
Tig knew that the phrase “no moleste!” meant ‘do not disturb’ in Spanish, but she did not know its literal meaning.

So he thought that I thought there were sexual predators
The man misunderstood that Tig thought there were sexual predators roaming around the hotel hallway trying to disturb her.

Running up and down the hall of the resort where I was staying
The man thought sexual predators could be running in the hallway of the resort where Tig was staying.

And all the management decided to do instead of springing for some security
Instead of providing security, the hotel management had another plan.

Was just to run down to the local Kinkos
The hotel management went to a local Kinkos to implement their plan.

And run of some shouthy low rent signs
The hotel management made some cheap, loud, and poorly designed signs.

That just said “No moleste!”
The signs only said “no moleste,” which Tig already knew the meaning of.

So like you’re in your room at night
Tig imagined being in her hotel room at night with the ‘no moleste’ sign outside.

Someone’s banging at the door
Someone could be banging on her door even though the sign says do not disturb.

Trying to beat the door down
The person is trying to break down the door.

And you’re like “No moleste!”
Tig reaffirmed her stance of not wanting to be disturbed.

And he’s like: “ Oh sorry sight was turned the wrong way.
The person at the door apologized and explained the mix-up with the sign.

It said “Si moleste!”
The ‘no moleste’ sign was turned upside down, and thus, it meant ‘yes, please disturb.’

Oh ok cool could you just turn that around for me quickly?
Tig requested the person to flip the sign to its original place.