# I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 2, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396 "2025-07-02T12:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 106
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2101 "2026-07-07T21:19:14Z")
Sally go 'round the roses (Sally go 'round the roses) Sally go 'round the roses (Sally go 'round the pretty roses) Roses they won’t hurt you (Roses they can’t hurt you) Roses they can’t hurt you (No, the roses they can’t hurt you) Sally don’t you go, don’t you go downtown Sally don’t you go, don’t you go downtown Saddest thing in the whole wide world Is to see your baby with another girl ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2102 "2026-07-07T21:31:22Z")
Lay down, Sally, and rest here in my arms Don’t you think you want someone to talk to? Lay down, Sally, no need to leave so soon I’ve been trying all night long just to talk to you ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2103 "2026-07-07T22:00:22Z")
Sneakin’ sally through the alley Trying to keep her out of sight Sneakin’ sally through the alley When up pops the wife I said, ah I can’t find nothing wrong with being friends cos sometimes She lets me use the car She said if you can’t find nothing wrong with your mind You’d better, you’d better find something wrong with her, her So I began to try to explain that it just wasn’t, just wasn’t what she thought oh I’d better find something to do with my time The fact is oh I’ve just been caught ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2104 "2026-07-08T00:20:34Z")
Sneakin’ down your alley way And knockin’ on your door – Thought I had enough But I’m back for more. Cinnamon, let me in Cinnamon, let me in Cinnamon – _Tommy Roe_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2105 "2026-07-08T15:00:17Z")
Way down the street, there’s a light in his place He opens the door, he’s got that look on his face And he asks you where you’ve been You tell him who you’ve seen and you talk about anything He’s got this dream about buying some land He’s gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands And then he’ll settle down in some quiet little town And forget about everything ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2106 "2026-07-08T15:44:03Z")
And Harry doesn’t mind if he doesn’t make the scene He’s got a daytime job, he’s doing alright He can play the honky-tonk like anything Savin’ it up for Friday night With the Sultans We’re the Sultans of Swing ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2107 "2026-07-08T18:56:14Z")
I know your daddy’s a sultan A nomad known to all. With fifty girls to attend him, they all send him, Jump at his beck and call! But you won’t need no harem, honey, When I’m by your side. And you won’t need no camel, no, no, When I take you for a ride. Midnight at the Oasis – _Maria Muldaur_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2108 "2026-07-08T19:35:08Z")
Sultan king cruel majesty Ordered that his women die A single night this for all his wives Takes his pleasure then their lives And so for many days with the dawn The sultan had his way Wives were put to death His name on their dying breath Then one day as the evening came Sultan sends for him a wife “Choose her well charms I wish to see Bring her, send her in to me!” Then came Scheherazade to his side And her beauty shone Like a flower grown Tantalizing evermore ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2109 "2026-07-08T19:58:49Z")
The Queen of Light took her bow And then she turned to go The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom And walked the night alone _Oh, dance in the dark of night Sing to the morning light_ The dark Lord rides in force tonight And time will tell us all ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2110 "2026-07-10T00:17:19Z")
I’ll walk down the lane With a happy refrain Just singing in the rain Singing in the rain Dancing in the rain I’m happy again I’m singing and dancing in the rain I’m dancing and singing in the rain ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2111 "2026-07-10T00:25:38Z")
Ooh now my body is starting to quiver And the palms of my hands getting wet, oh I got no reason to doubt you baby It’s all a terrible mess And I’ll run in the rain till I’m breathless When I’m breathless I’ll run 'til I drop, hey! And the thoughts of a fool’s kind of careless I’m just a fool waiting on the wrong block, oh yeah ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2112 "2026-07-10T00:58:28Z")
The foulest stench is in the air The funk of forty thousand years And grisly ghouls from every tomb Are closing in to seal your doom And though you fight to stay alive Your body starts to shiver For no mere mortal can resist The evil of the Thriller! ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2113 "2026-07-10T01:08:40Z")
The zombies were having fun The party had just begun The guests included Wolfman Dracula, and his son The scene was rockin’, all were digging the sounds Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds The coffin-bangers were about to arrive With their vocal group, ‘The Crypt-Kicker Five’ They played the mash, they played the monster mash The monster mash, it was a graveyard smash They played the mash, it caught on in a flash They played the mash, they played the monster mash ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2114 "2026-07-10T04:46:25Z")
I was struck by lightning, walkin’ down the street I was hit by something last night in my sleep It’s a dead man’s party, who could ask for more? Everybody’s comin’, leave your body at the door Leave your body and soul at the door ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2115 "2026-07-10T16:31:02Z")
Want some whiskey in your water? Sugar in your tea? What’s all these crazy questions they’re askin’ me? This is the craziest party that could ever be Don’t turn on the lights 'cause I don’t wanna see Mama told me not to come Mama told me not to come That ain’t the way to have fun, no (uh-uh) ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2116 "2026-07-10T19:35:05Z")
Got a little motto Always sees me through When you’re good to Mama Mama’s good to you When You’re Good to Mama – Queen Latifah, in the film version of the B’way musical _Chicago_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2117 "2026-07-10T22:24:00Z")
Give a little bit Give a little bit of your love to me Give a little bit I’ll give a little bit of my love to you There’s so much that we need to share So send a smile and show you care ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2118 "2026-07-10T22:44:48Z")
Give me your dirty love Like some tacky little pamphlet In your daddy’s bottom drawer Give me your dirty love I don’t believe you never seen his book before I don’t need no consolation And I don’t want your reservation I only got one destination And that’s your dirty love Your dirty love ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2119 "2026-07-10T23:22:08Z")
I want your ugly. I want your disease I want your everything as long as it free I want your love. Love love love A bad romance… ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2120 "2026-07-11T00:04:54Z")
My life’s the disease That could always change With comparative ease Just given the chance My life is the earth 'Twixt muscle and spade I wait for the worth Digging for just one chance [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=105) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=107)