# 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:** 24
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/461 "2025-08-10T17:19:58Z")
Music knows it is and always will Be one of the things that life just won’t quit But here are some of music’s pioneers That time will not allow us to forget, now There’s Basie, Miller, Satchmo And the king of all, Sir Duke And with a voice like Ella’s ringing out There’s no way the band can lose ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/462 "2025-08-10T22:00:59Z")
FM, AM, hits are clickin’ while the clock is tock-a-tickin’ Friends and Romans, salutations, Brenda and the Tabulations Carly Simon, I behold her, Rolling Stones and centerfoldin’ Johnny Cash and Johnny Rivers, can’t stop now, I got the shivers Mungo Jerry, Peter Peter Paul and Paul and Mary Mary Dr. John the nightly tripper, Doris Day and Jack the Ripper Gotta go Sir, gotta swelter, Leon Russell, Gimme Shelter Miracles in smokey places, slide guitars and Fender basses Mushroom omelet, Bonnie Bramlett, Wilson Pickett, stop and kick it ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/463 "2025-08-10T23:11:55Z")
There’s [antimony](https://genius.com/16582086/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Antimony), [arsenic](https://genius.com/4586051/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Arsenic), [aluminum](https://genius.com/4586055/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Aluminum), [selenium](https://genius.com/12767709/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Selenium), And [hydrogen](https://genius.com/4586063/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Hydrogen), and [oxygen](https://genius.com/4586065/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Oxygen), and [nitrogen](https://genius.com/4586068/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Nitrogen), and [rhenium](https://genius.com/15977660/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Rhenium) And [nickel](https://genius.com/16528167/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Nickel), [neodymium](https://genius.com/16559394/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Neodymium), [neptunium](https://genius.com/16559406/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Neptunium), [germanium](https://genius.com/16582078/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Germanium) And [iron](https://genius.com/16840085/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Iron), [americium](https://genius.com/16582121/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Americium), [ruthenium](https://genius.com/16582095/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Ruthenium), [uranium](https://genius.com/16582105/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Uranium) [Europium](https://genius.com/16588903/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Europium), [zirconium](https://genius.com/16528206/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Zirconium), [lutetium](https://genius.com/16588921/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Lutetium), [vanadium](https://genius.com/16588939/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Vanadium) And [lanthanum](https://genius.com/16588958/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Lanthanum), and [osmium](https://genius.com/16588975/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Osmium), and [astatine](https://genius.com/16588984/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Astatine), and [radium](https://genius.com/16603997/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Radium) And [gold](https://genius.com/5020073/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Gold), [protactinium](https://genius.com/16604005/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Protactinium), and [indium](https://genius.com/16604008/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Indium), and [gallium](https://genius.com/5020079/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Gallium), And [iodine](https://genius.com/16528269/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Iodine), and [thorium](https://genius.com/16604011/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Thorium), and [thulium](https://genius.com/16604029/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Thulium), and [thallium](https://genius.com/16604040/Tom-lehrer-the-elements/Thallium) ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/464 "2025-08-10T23:16:29Z")
I ran out into the street with these flesh-eating weasels all over my face Wavin’ my arms all around and just runnin’, runnin’, runnin’ Like a constipated wiener dog And as luck would have it That’s exactly when I ran into the girl of my dreams Her name was Zelda She was a calligraphy enthusiast With a slight overbite and hair the color of strained peaches I’ll never forget the very first thing she said to me She said “Hey, you’ve got weasels on your face” That’s when I knew it was true love We were inseparable after that Aw, we ate together, we bathed together We even shared the same piece of mint-flavored dental floss The world was our burrito So we got married and we bought us a house And had two beautiful children, Nathaniel and Superfly Oh, we were so very very very happy, aw yeah But then one fateful night, Zelda said to me She said “Sweetie pumpkin? Do you wanna join the Columbia Record Club?” I said “Whoa, hold on now, baby” “I’m just not ready for that kind of a commitment” So we broke up and I never saw her again But that’s just the way things go In Albuquerque Albuquerque ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/465 "2025-08-10T23:24:59Z")
Saw the ghost of Elvis On Union Avenue Followed him up to the gates of Graceland Then I watched him walk right through Now security they did not see him They just hovered 'round his tomb But there’s a pretty little thing Waiting for the King Down in the Jungle Room When I was walking in Memphis I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale Walking in Memphis But do I really feel the way I feel? ---
**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:** [August 10, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/466 "2025-08-10T23:59:15Z")
I walk for miles along the highway. Well, that’s just my way… of sayin’ I love you… I’m always walkin’ after midnight. Searchin’ for you ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/467 "2025-08-11T16:19:11Z")
Carefree highway Let me slip away on you Carefree highway You’ve seen better days The morning after blues From my head down to my shoes Carefree highway Let me slip away, slip away on you ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/468 "2025-08-11T16:40:59Z")
And have a party in your pink Cadillac, crushed velvet seats Riding in the back, oozing down the street Waving to the girls, feeling out of sight Spending all my money on a Saturday night Honey, I just wonder what you do there in the back of your pink Cadillac Pink Cadillac ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/469 "2025-08-11T17:07:57Z")
Well they put Geronimo in jail down south Where he couldn’t look the gift horse in the mouth Sergeant, sergeant, don’t you feel There’s something wrong with that automobile Governor, governor, isn’t it strange They didn’t have no cars on the Indian range Warden, warden, please listen to me Be brave and set Geronimo free Whoa boys, take me back I want to ride in Geronimo’s Cadillac Whoa boys, take me back I want to ride in Geronimo’s Cadillac ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/470 "2025-08-11T17:26:41Z")
This land is the land of ours, this river runs red over it We knee-skinned it you and me, we knee-skinned that river red And we gathered up our friends, bank the quarry river, swim We knee-skinned it you and me, underneath the river bed This is where we walked This is where we swam Take a picture here Take a souvenir Cuyahoga Cuyahoga, gone ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/471 "2025-08-11T17:31:19Z")
Burn on, big river, burn on Burn on, big river, burn on Now the Lord can make you tumble And the Lord can make you turn And the Lord can make you overflow But the Lord can’t make you burn ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/472 "2025-08-11T18:19:01Z")
Hold tight Wait 'til the party’s over Hold tight We’re in for nasty weather There has got to be a way Burning down the house Here’s your ticket, pack your bags Time for jumpin’ overboard Transportation is here Close enough but not too far Maybe you know where you are Fightin’ fire with fire ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/473 "2025-08-11T22:28:57Z")
To my surprise one hundred storeys high People getting loose y’all Getting down on the roof Folks are screaming out of control It was so entertaining When the boogie started to explode I heard somebody say (Burn baby burn) disco Inferno (Burn baby burn) burn that mother down (Burn baby burn) disco Inferno (Burn baby burn) burn that mother down ---
**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:** [August 11, 2025, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/474 "2025-08-11T23:01:11Z")
Veeck, as in wreck, said “What the heck?” I’ve got a losing team and a blank check I got a need to put some butts in the seats It’s time for a gimmick to make it complete There’s a guy on the radio saying “Disco Sucks” Doesn’t matter to me, but I know what makes bucks Let’s bring out the fans to blow up records they hate In the break between a double header against the Tigers—great! Win or lose, there’s one thing that I’ve said It’s better to be flash than boring instеad They left the fiеld in a terrible condition Disco Demolition ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/475 "2025-08-12T00:18:44Z")
Disco, disco duck (My, oh my) Disco, disco duck( Get down, Mama) Try your luck, don’t be a cluck… Disco duck… ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/476 "2025-08-12T01:06:59Z")
I like pop, I like soul I like rock, but I never liked disco I like pop, I like soul I like rock, but I never liked disco We like pop We like soul We like to rock (no, no), but we never liked disco (AM Radio) we like pop, we like soul We like to rock (no), but we never liked disco ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/477 "2025-08-12T13:31:51Z")
Here I am Prayin’ for this moment to last Livin’ on the music so fine Borne on the wind, makin’ it mine Night fever, night fever We know how to do it Gimme that night fever, night fever We know how to show it ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/478 "2025-08-12T16:10:47Z")
It was one of those nights When you turn off 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 ---
**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:** [August 12, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/479 "2025-08-12T16:32:09Z")
And you don’t need to wonder, you’re doing fine And my love, the pleasure’s mine Let me go crazy on you Crazy on you Let me go crazy, crazy on you ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/480 "2025-08-12T22:12:51Z")
She’s a very kinky girl The kind you don’t take home to mother She will never let your spirits down Once you get her off the street, ow, girl She likes the boys in the band She says that I’m her all-time favorite When I make my move to her room, it’s the right time She’s never hard to please, oh, no [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=25)