# 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:** 67
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1321 "2026-01-01T05:14:41Z")
In the tunnels uptown the Rat’s own dream guns him down As shots echo down them hallways in the night No one watches when the ambulance pulls away Or as the girl shuts out the bedroom light Outside the street’s on fire in a real death waltz Between what’s flesh and what’s fantasy And the poets down here Don’t write nothing at all They just stand back and let it all be And in the quick of the night they reach for their moment And try to make an honest stand But they wind up wounded, not even dead Tonight in Jungleland ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1322 "2026-01-01T18:45:16Z")
Down in the sewer Picking up on a lot of empty Coca Cola cans And there sure are a lot of them around here. How did I get down here Well it’s a long story I should have stayed down home out on the farm And kept my tootsies warm Instead of freezing them off down here. There’s lots of rats down here You can see the whites of their eyes They got sharp teeth Deep breath, and lots of diseases ---
**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:** [January 1, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1323 "2026-01-01T22:38:40Z")
There’s screaming and crying in the high-rise blocks It’s a rat trap Billy, but you’re already caught And you can make it if you wanna or you need it bad enough You’re young and good-looking and you’re acting kind of tough ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1324 "2026-01-02T01:36:11Z")
I believe I’ve passed the age Of consciousness and righteous rage I found that just surviving was a noble fight. I once believed in causes too, I had my pointless point of view, And life went on no matter who was wrong or right. And there’s always a place for the angry young man, With his fist in the air and his head in the sand. And he’s never been able to learn from mistakes, So he can’t understand why his heart always breaks. But his honor is pure and his courage as well, And he’s fair and he’s true and he’s boring as hell And he’ll go to the grave as an angry old man. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1325 "2026-01-02T01:38:46Z")
Why must you be such an angry young man When your future looks quite bright to me? And how can there be such a sinister plan That could hide such a lamb, such a caring young man And you’re fooling yourself if you don’t believe it You’re kidding yourself if you don’t believe it Get up, get back on your feet You’re the one they can’t beat, and you know it Come on, let’s see what you’ve got Just take your best shot, and don’t blow it ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1326 "2026-01-02T06:07:00Z")
I need a doctor for my pressure pills I need a lawyer for my medical bills I need a banker to finance my home But I need security to back my loan It isn’t new what I’m going through But everybody knows you got to break sometime Another night I fought the good fight But I’m getting closer to the borderline ---
**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:** [January 2, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1327 "2026-01-02T16:05:16Z")
I’m hiding in Honduras; I’m a desperate man Send lawyers, guns, and money The shit has hit the fan ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1328 "2026-01-03T01:55:28Z")
Let’s take a boat to Bermuda Let’s take a plane to Saint Paul Let’s grab a kayak to Quincy or Nyack Let’s get away from it all Let’s take a trip in a trailer No need to come back at all Let’s take a powder to Boston for chowder Let’s get away from it all ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1329 "2026-01-03T02:15:43Z")
_And now from the Grand Ballroom The S.S. Crabitz proudly presents our boy singer Jimmy Boofey Take it away, Jim_ I’d love to get you on a slow boat to China All to myself alone Get you and keep you in my arms evermore Leave all your lovers weepin’ on a faraway shore _Waiter?_ ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1330 "2026-01-03T02:36:44Z")
Your red scarf matches your eyes You closed your cover before striking Father had the shipfitter blues Loving you has made me bananas ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1331 "2026-01-03T02:55:41Z")
(Oh, yes) We have no bananas We have no bananas today We’ve got string beans and onions And big juicy lemons and All kinds of fruit and say We’ve got an old fashioned tomato A Long Island potato (Oh, yes) We have no bananas We have no bananas today ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1332 "2026-01-03T17:04:01Z")
… Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan’ go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch Daylight come and me wan’ go home … Day, me say day-o Daylight come and me wan’ go home Day, me say day, me say day, me say day Daylight come and me wan’ go home (me say day, me say day) ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1333 "2026-01-03T18:10:49Z")
And he sideswiped 19 neat parked cars Clipped off 13 telephone poles Hit two houses, bruised eight trees And Blue-Crossed seven people It was then he lost his head Not to mention an arm or two before he stopped And he smeared for four hundred yards Along the hill that leads into Scranton, Pennsylvania All those thirty thousand pounds Of bananas ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1334 "2026-01-03T18:21:30Z")
I like to sit in back and watch out for cops Play with baby’s hair, play with baby’s top And when she gets tired that way I whisper in her ear an’ say Bend over, I’ll drive Bend over, I’ll drive Bend over, I’ll drive Is this the way Jayne Mansfield died? Bend over, I’ll drive ---
**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:** [January 3, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1335 "2026-01-03T18:55:28Z")
Now it all seems funny, kinda like a dream Things ain’t always what they seem What a shame What happened to Jayne ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1336 "2026-01-03T21:54:05Z")
It’s a little bit funny This feeling inside I’m not one of those who can easily hide Don’t have much money, but Boy if I did I’d buy a big house where we both could live ---
**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:** [January 5, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1337 "2026-01-05T12:17:08Z")
One, two, Freddy’s coming for you Three, four, better lock your door Five, six, grab your crucifix Seven, eight, gonna stay up late Nine, ten, never sleep again ---
**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:** [January 5, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1338 "2026-01-05T14:17:08Z")
_Being young and female doesn’t mean that I’m an easy mark_ _I’ve been swimming with piranhas_ _I don’t need a shark_ _Yes, life sucks_ _But not that much_ _OK, Beetlejuice_ _Beetlejuice_ _Be a doll and spare the lecture_ **I’m offering you a full-time spectre!** ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1339 "2026-01-05T16:48:58Z")
Hong Kong Phooey, number one super guy! Hong Kong Phooey, quicker than the human eye He’s got style, a groovy smile, and a bod that just won’t stop When the going gets rough, he’s super tough, with a Hong Kong Phooey chop Yaaah! ---
**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:** [January 5, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396/1340 "2026-01-05T17:49:01Z")
I need someone to love me I need somebody to carry me home to San Francisco And bury my body there I need someone to lend me a fifty dollar bill and then I’ll leave Hong Kong behind me For happiness once again [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ve-seen-fire-and-i-ve-seen-rain-3/1020396.md?page=68)