# 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:** 119
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2361 "2026-09-07T18:02:40Z")
We were born to go We’re never turning back We were born to go And leave a burning track We were born to go And leave no star unturned We were born to grow We were born to run ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2362 "2026-09-07T19:18:39Z")
Wish I was back on the Bayou Rollin’ with some Cajun Queen Wishin’ I were a fast freight train I’m just a-chooglin’ on down to New Orleans Born on the Bayou Born on the Bayou ---
**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:** [September 7, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2363 "2026-09-07T21:13:40Z")
Well, I thought I’d been loved but I never had 'Til I was wrapped in the arms of a Mississippi man When he holds me close it feels almost Like another hurricane just a-ripped the coast If he can’t come to me I’ma gonna go to him That Mississippi River, Lord, I’m gonna swim Hey, Louisiana woman, Mississippi man We’ll get together every time we can The Mississippi River can’t keep us apart There’s too much love in this Mississippi heart Too much love in this Louisiana heart ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2364 "2026-09-13T16:25:41Z")
The Mississippi Delta Was shining like a national guitar I am following the river Down the highway Through the cradle of the Civil War I’m going to Graceland, Graceland Memphis, Tennessee I’m going to Graceland Poor boys and pilgrims with families And we are going to Graceland ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2365 "2026-09-13T17:31:03Z")
Hey, hey, Uncle Dud It’s a treat to beat your feet On the Mississippi Mud. It’s a treat to beat your feet On the Mississippi Mud. Just as happy as a cow Chewin’ on a cud When the people beat their feet On the Mississippi Mud. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2366 "2026-09-13T17:55:13Z")
But I busted a chair right across his teeth, And we crashed through the wall and into the street, Kicking and a-gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer. A Boy Named Sue – _Johnny Cash (written by Shel Silverstein)_ ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2367 "2026-09-13T17:58:28Z")
Now Sidney was a greaser, with some nasty roots He poured a pint of Guinness over Benny’s boots Benny looked at Sidney, Sidney stared right back in his eye Sidney chose a switchblade, and Benny got a cold meat pie Oh! What a terrible sight, much to the people’s delight One hell of a fight Sidney grabbed a hatchet, buried it in Benny’s head The people gasped as he bled The end of a Ted ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2368 "2026-09-13T20:19:49Z")
Brenda and Eddie had had it Already by the summer of ‘75 From the high to the low to The end of the show For the rest of their lives They couldn’t go back to The greasers The best they could do was Pick up their pieces We always knew they would both Find a way to get by That’s all I heard about Brenda and Eddie Can’t tell you more than I Told you already And here we are wavin’ Brenda And Eddie goodbye ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2369 "2026-09-13T21:00:01Z")
It’s not easy Nothin’ to say 'cause it’s already said It’s never easy When I look on in your eyes then I find that I’ll do fine When I look on in your eyes then I’ll do better I was the one who let you know I was your sorry ever after Seventy-four, seventy-five Givin’ me more and I’ll define 'Cause you’re really only after Seventy-four, seventy-five ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2370 "2026-09-13T21:22:28Z")
We’ll lay back and observe the constellations And watch the moon smilin’ bright [I’ll play the radio on southern stations](https://genius.com/4170886/Starbuck-moonlight-feels-right/Ill-play-the-radio-on-southern-stations) [Cause southern belles are hell at night](https://genius.com/4167125/Starbuck-moonlight-feels-right/Cause-southern-belles-are-hell-at-night) You say you came to Baltimore from [Ole Miss](https://genius.com/25015582/Starbuck-moonlight-feels-right/Ole-miss) Class of seven four gold ring The eastern moon looks ready for a wet kiss [To make the tide rise again](https://genius.com/38373336/Starbuck-moonlight-feels-right/To-make-the-tide-rise-again) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2371 "2026-09-13T23:56:57Z")
Do you remember Back in 1966? Country Jesus, hillbilly blues Where I got my licks From coast to coast and line to line In every county there Talking 'bout that outlaw X He’s cutting through the air ---
**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:** [September 14, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2372 "2026-09-14T01:47:19Z")
In the winter of '65 We were hungry, just barely alive By May the 10th, Richmond had fell It’s a time I remember, oh so well The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, “Na, na, la, na, na, la” ---
**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:** [September 14, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2373 "2026-09-14T03:04:44Z")
He kept her letters by his bed Dated 1962 He had underlined in red Every single “I love you” I went to see him just today Oh, but I didn’t see no tears All dressed up to go away First time I’d seen him smile in years ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2374 "2026-09-14T15:19:46Z")
Weren’t you at the Coke convention back in 1965? You’re the misbred, grey executive that I’ve seen heavily advertised You’re the great, gray man whose daughter licks policemen’s buttons clean You’re the man who squats behind the man who works the soft machine ---
**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:** [September 14, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2375 "2026-09-14T20:42:43Z")
Big man, pig man, ha ha charade you are. You well heeled big wheel, ha ha charade you are. And when your hand is on your heart, You’re nearly a good laugh, almost a joker, With your head down in the pig pen, Saying, " Keep on digging" Pig stain on your fat chin. What do you hope to find Down in the pig mire You’re nearly a laugh You’re nearly a laugh, But you’re really a cry. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2376 "2026-09-14T20:59:38Z")
Have you seen the little piggies crawling in the dirt? And for all the little piggies, life is getting worse Always having dirt to play around in Have you seen the bigger piggies in their starched white shirts? You will find the bigger piggies stirring up the dirt Always have clean shirts to play around in ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2377 "2026-09-15T01:29:07Z")
Hey pig Yeah you Hey pig piggy pig pig pig All of my fears came true Black and blue and broken bones You left me here, I’m all alone My little piggy needed something new ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2378 "2026-09-15T06:24:52Z")
Oh dear, what can I do? Baby’s in black and I’m feeling blue, Tell me, oh what can I do? ---
**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:** [September 15, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2379 "2026-09-15T07:50:17Z")
You always said goodbye with words I died a hundred times You go back to her And I go back to… I go back to black ---
**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:** [September 15, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2380 "2026-09-15T13:20:31Z")
Black is black. I want my baby back. It’s grey, it’s grey, Since she went away, oh, oh… Black is Black — _Los Bravos_ _ **-“BB”-** _ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=118) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=120)