# I've seen fire and I've seen rain 2 (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254 "2020-06-23T04:29:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 181
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3602 "2023-01-30T05:49:13Z")
Will the wind ever remember The names it has blown in the past And with this crutch, it’s old age, and it’s wisdom It whispers, no, this will be the last And the wind cries Mary ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2023, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3603 "2023-01-30T15:26:42Z")
Away out here, they’ve got a name For rain and wind and fire. The rain Is Jack, the fire Is Joe and they call the wind Mariah. ---
**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 30, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3604 "2023-01-30T15:50:33Z")
You try to gimme your money You better save it, babe Save it for your rainy day I have only one burning desire Let me stand next to your fire Let me stand next to your fire ---
**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 30, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3605 "2023-01-30T17:30:10Z")
I can turn the gray sky blue I can make it rain whenever I want it to Oh, I can build a castle from a single grain of sand I can make a ship sail, huh, on dry land But my life is incomplete and I’m so blue 'Cause I can’t get next to you ---
**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:** [January 30, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3606 "2023-01-30T22:38:31Z")
Will you make me some magic with your own two hands? Can you build an emerald city with these grains of sand? Can you give me something I can take home? I can do that I can do that _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3607 "2023-01-31T03:51:30Z")
I make my living off the evening news Just give me something, something I can use People love it when you lose They love dirty laundry ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3608 "2023-01-31T03:54:44Z")
Last night I watched the news from Washington The capital The Russians escaped while we weren’t watching them Like Russians will Now we’ve got all this room We’ve even got the moon And I hear the USSR will be open soon As vacation land for lawyers in love ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3609 "2023-01-31T04:12:59Z")
Well the Ukraine girls really knock me out They leave the West behind And Moscow girls make me sing and shout That Georgia’s always on my mind Oh, show me around your snow-peaked mountains way down south Take me to your daddy’s farm Let me hear your balalaika’s ringing out Come and keep your comrade warm I’m back in the USSR. Hey you don’t know how lucky you are boys Back in the USSR. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3610 "2023-01-31T04:31:05Z")
My little China girl You shouldn’t mess with me I’ll ruin everything you are You know I’ll give you television I’ll give you eyes of blue I’ll give you a man who wants to rule the world And when I get excited My little China girl says “Oh, baby, just you shut your mouth” She says, “Shhh…” ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3611 "2023-01-31T05:47:05Z")
The people of the town are strange And they’re proud of where they came Well, you talkin’ 'bout the China Grove _(talkin’ 'bout the China Grove)_ Whoa, oh, China Grove. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 31, 2023, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3612 "2023-01-31T11:04:59Z")
Now follow me for a quiet day Out riding on the trails Away from smog and traffic clog Where all the pigs have tails I’m in shady grove Shady Grove my honey Shady grove my true love I’m bound for Shady Grove (yeah) ---
**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 31, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3613 "2023-01-31T13:08:29Z")
The naughty lady of Shady Lane has the town in a whirl The naughty lady of Shady Lane Me-oh, my-oh, what a girl ---
**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:** [January 31, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3614 "2023-01-31T13:33:57Z")
There’s a little hotel called the Shady Rest at the junction (Petticoat Junction) It is run by Kate, come and be her guest at the junction (Petticoat Junction) And that’s Uncle Joe, he’s a movin’ kind of slow at the junction (Petticoat Junction) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3615 "2023-01-31T16:16:12Z")
The number eight, a white black state A gentle trait, the broken crate A heavy weight or just too late Like pretty Kate has sex ornate ---
**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 31, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3616 "2023-01-31T19:08:58Z")
K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore When the m-m-m-moon shines over the cow shed I’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3617 "2023-01-31T19:20:53Z")
You should never argue with a crazy mi-, mi-, mi-, mi-, mi-, mind You oughta know by now You can pay Uncle Sam with the overtime Is that all you get for your money ---
**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 31, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3618 "2023-01-31T23:07:42Z")
Money Get away You get a good job with more pay and you’re okay Money It’s a gas Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash New car, caviar, four star, daydream Think I’ll buy me a football team ---
**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 31, 2023, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3619 "2023-01-31T23:17:13Z")
Well, my mom an papa told me, son, you gotta make some money If you want to use the car to go ridin’ next Sunday Well I didn’t go to work, told the boss I was sick Now you can’t use the car 'cause you didn’t work a lick Sometimes I wonder what I’m gonna do 'Cause there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3620 "2023-01-31T23:19:37Z")
Summertime, and the livin’s easy Bradley’s on the microphone with Ras MG All the people in the dance will agree That we’re well-qualified to represent the L.B.C Me, me and Louie, we gonna run to the party And dance to the rhythm, it gets harder ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/3621 "2023-02-01T01:38:51Z")
Sing, get on up and dance to the music Get on up and dance to the music Dance to the Music, dance to the music Dance to the Music, dance to the music [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=180) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=182)