# 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:** 121
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2401 "2026-09-18T10:59:31Z")
Once I had a little dog, I called him Cracker Jack He had a spot around one eye that looked just like a patch His legs were way too long and he was awkward as could be He wasn’t much to look at but he looked alright to me I found him by the river bank just wandering about He was cold and hungry and his ribs were sticking out I snapped my fingers, whistled, when he came, I picked him up ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2402 "2026-09-18T14:20:20Z")
Well, he’s not very handsome to look at He’s shaggy and eats like a hog And he’s always killing my hens off That dirty old egg-sucking dog ---
**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 18, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2403 "2026-09-18T14:28:07Z")
He danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs Throughout the south He spoke through tears of fifteen years how his dog and him Traveled about The dog up and died, he up and died After twenty years he still grieves ---
**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 18, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2404 "2026-09-18T15:06:05Z")
I would love to tour the Southland In a traveling minstrel show Yes, I’d love to tour the Southland In a traveling minstrel show Yes, I’m dyin’ to be a star and make them laugh Sound just like a record on the phonograph Those days are gone forever Over a long time ago, oh yeah ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2405 "2026-09-18T16:59:35Z")
Hot August night and the leaves hanging down And the grass on the ground smelling sweet Move up the road to the outside of town And the sound of that good gospel beat Sits a ragged tent where there ain’t no trees And that gospel group telling you and me It’s love, Brother Love say Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show (part of the party) Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies And everyone goes 'Cause everyone knows Brother Love’s show ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2406 "2026-09-18T18:13:24Z")
I’m a travelin’ man and I’ve made a lot of stops All over the world And in every port I own the heart Of at least one lovely girl ---
**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 18, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2407 "2026-09-18T18:26:50Z")
So you can think that she’s your Polly on the shore, She’ll be your mother or your sister or your whore, She’ll be waving 'till you’re safely out of view, Then she’s looking for another sailor, gullible as you. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2408 "2026-09-18T20:36:01Z")
Yeah, Brandy used to watch his eyes When he told his sailor’s story She could feel the ocean fall and rise She saw its raging glory But he had always told the truth Lord, he was an honest man And Brandy does her best to understand ---
**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 18, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2409 "2026-09-18T22:06:57Z")
Take me back to my boat on the river I need to go down, I need to come down Take me back to my boat on the river And I won’t cry out anymore ---
**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 18, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2410 "2026-09-18T23:55:20Z")
Look out, Mama, there’s a white boat comin’ up the river With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the rail I think you’d better call John ‘Cause it don’t look like they’re here to deliver the mail And it’s less than a mile away, I hope they didn’t come to stay It’s got numbers on the side and a gun, and it’s makin’ big waves ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2411 "2026-09-19T01:03:50Z")
We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow The hammer of the gods Will drive our ships to new lands To fight the horde, sing and cry Valhalla, I am coming On we sweep with threshing oar Our only goal will be the western shore ---
**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 19, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2412 "2026-09-19T01:23:43Z")
Looking out forward over the prow of our long ship Pulling our oars and listening to the foam; Helmets and sheepskins salt-damp in the sea-mist We’re going home Aslak of Langadale, Einar Thorgeirsson Olaf the White and Sigurd the Powerful Looking for constellations above the horizon West wind cutting sharper than our blades; Smiling forever into an endless sunrise We’re flying on the waves ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2413 "2026-09-19T16:43:50Z")
Am I in my cabin dreaming? Or are you really scheming To take my ship away from me? You’d better think about it I just can’t live without it So, please don’t take my ship from me Yeah, yeah, yeah I can feel the hand of a stranger And it’s tightening around my throat Heaven help me, heaven help me Take this stranger from my boat ---
**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 19, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2414 "2026-09-19T19:26:12Z")
So hoist up the _John B_’s sail See how the main sail sets Call for the captain ashore, let me go home ---
**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 19, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2415 "2026-09-19T21:27:10Z")
It’s not far to never never land No reason to pretend And if the wind is right, you can find the joy Of innocence again Oh, the canvas can do miracles Just you wait and see Believe me Sailing Takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2416 "2026-09-19T22:13:51Z")
If only you believe like I believe, baby (if only you believe like I believe) We’d get by If only you believe in miracles (if only you believed in miracles so would I) If only you believe like I believe, baby (if only you believe like I believe) We’d get by If only you believe in miracles (if only you believed in miracles so would I) ---
**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 19, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2417 "2026-09-19T22:41:52Z")
Sweet wonderful you You make me happy with the things you do Oh, can it be so This feeling follows me wherever I go I never did believe in miracles But I’ve a feeling it’s time to try I never did believe in the ways of magic But I’m beginning to wonder why ---
**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 20, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2418 "2026-09-20T04:01:03Z")
Oh, ho, ho, it’s magic, you know Never believe it’s not so It’s magic, you know Never believe it’s not so Magic – _Pilot_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 20, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2419 "2026-09-20T09:37:58Z")
It’s too late to turn back now I believe, I believe, I believe I’m falling in love ---
**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 20, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2420 "2026-09-20T21:06:23Z")
I believe for every drop of rain that falls A flower grows I believe that somewhere in the darkest night A candle glows I believe for everyone who goes astray Someone will come to show the way I believe, I believe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=120) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=122)