# 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:** 123
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2441 "2026-09-22T15:49:47Z")
When I call you up Your line’s engaged I have had enough So act your age We have lost the time That was so hard to find And I will lose my mind If you won’t see me ---
**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 22, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2442 "2026-09-22T20:39:35Z")
Sylvia’s mother says, “Sylvia’s busy Too busy to come to the phone” Sylvia’s mother says, “Sylvia’s trying To start a new life of her own” Sylvia’s mother says, “Sylvia’s happy So why don’t you leave her alone?” And the operator says, “Forty cents more For the next three minutes” Please, Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her I’ll only keep her a while Please, Mrs. Avery, I just want to tell her goodbye ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2443 "2026-09-25T16:48:40Z")
Please Mr. Custer, I don’t want to go Hey, Mr. Custer, please don’t make me go I had a dream last night about the comin’ fight Somebody yelled “attack!” And there I stood with a arrow in my back ---
**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 25, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2444 "2026-09-25T17:44:31Z")
And the man at the back said, “Everyone, attack,” And it turned into a ballroom blitz. And the girl in the corner said, “Boy, I wanna warn ya It’ll turn into a ballroom blitz.” Ballroom Blitz – _Sweet_ _ **-“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 25, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2445 "2026-09-25T17:48:59Z")
Well, I used to smile when I was a pup Sailing down the Nile in a china cup With the recipe for a lovely day Sticking out of my back pocket But it wasn’t always such a pretty sight We used to fight like cats and dogs Til we made it up in the ballroom Ballroom dancing made a man of me ---
**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 25, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2446 "2026-09-25T21:45:39Z")
Wandering eyes Commitments never can last It feels so cold To know our name I’ve never known you And I never will What difference Does indifference takes Do you regret what you saw Floating softly at the Nile’s edge Alone ---
**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 25, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2447 "2026-09-25T21:49:22Z")
You don’t know how long I have wanted To touch your lips and hold you tight You don’t know how long I have waited And I was gonna tell you tonight But the secret is still my own And my love for you is still unknown Alone ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2448 "2026-09-26T00:05:25Z")
In my hour of need I truly am indeed Alone again, naturally ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2449 "2026-09-26T00:36:01Z")
I’m gonna wait 'til the midnight hour That’s when my love comes tumbling down I’m gonna wait 'til the midnight hour When there’s no one else around ---
**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 26, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2450 "2026-09-26T00:36:47Z")
After midnight, we’re gonna let it all hang out After midnight, we’re gonna chug-a-lug and shout We’re gonna cause talk and suspicion Give an exhibition Find out what it is all about ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2451 "2026-09-26T23:00:41Z")
It was one of those nights when you turn out the lights And everything comes into view She was taking her time, I was losing my mind There was nothing that she wouldn’t do It wasn’t the first, wasn’t the last She knew we was making love I was so satisfied deep down inside Like a hand in a velvet glove ---
**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 27, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2452 "2026-09-27T01:20:56Z")
Can you understand me? Baby, don’t you hand me a line Although it doesn’t matter You and me got plenty of time There’s nobody in the future So, baby, let me hand you my love Oh, no step for you to dance to So slip your hand inside of my glove Hold me, hold me, hold me Come on and Hold me, hold me, hold me ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2453 "2026-09-27T02:50:38Z")
A long distance directory assistance, area code 212 And say, hey, A&R, this is Mister Rhythm and Blues You said, “Hello” and put me on hold To say the least, the cat was cold He said, “Don’t call us, child, we’ll call you” ---
**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 27, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2454 "2026-09-27T06:53:04Z")
Oh, hush, little baby, don’t say a word Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird In the hope you get avian flu The nice folk at A&E will take care of you ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2455 "2026-09-27T07:40:21Z")
If it wasnae for your wellies, where would you be? You’d be in the hospital or infirmary Cause you would have a dose of the flu or even pleurisy If you didnae have your feet in your wellies! ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2456 "2026-09-27T14:28:32Z")
You keep playin’ where you shouldn’t be playin’ And you keep thinkin’ that you’ll never get burnt (ha) I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah And what he knows you ain’t had time to learn These boots are made for walkin’ And that’s just what they’ll do One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2457 "2026-09-27T16:59:02Z")
My friends know what’s in store I won’t be here anymore I’ve packed my bags I’ve cleaned the floor Watch me walking Walking out the door ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2458 "2026-09-27T17:02:12Z")
Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain Hitting on the moonshine, rocking in the grain Got no time to pack my bags, my foot’s outside the door I got a date, I can’t be late, for the high hopes hailla ball, uh uh, uh uh, yeah ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2459 "2026-09-27T17:08:25Z")
I will never love you, The cost of love’s too dear. But though I’ll never love you, I’ll stay with you one year. And we can sing in the sunshine, We’ll laugh everyday, We’ll sing in the sunshine, Then I’ll be on my way. ---
**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 27, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/2460 "2026-09-27T19:01:58Z")
Strolling along country roads with my baby It starts to rain, it begins to pour Without an umbrella we’re soaked to the skin I feel a shiver run up my spine I feel the warmth of her hand in mine Ooh, I hear laughter in the rain Walking hand in hand with the one I love Ooh, how I love the rainy days And the happy way I feel inside [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=122) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=124)