# 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:** 237
**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:** [May 10, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4722 "2023-05-10T04:05:32Z")
Mama, take this badge off of me, I can’t use it anymore. It’s getting dark, too dark to see. I feel I’m knockin’ on heaven’s door. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – _Bob Dylan_ ---
**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:** [May 10, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4723 "2023-05-10T11:37:20Z")
So I quit the police department Got myself an honest job ---
**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:** [May 10, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4724 "2023-05-10T12:45:07Z")
Wow, man, it’s a drag being a rock (Help, I’m a rock) (Help, I’m a rock) (Help, I’m a rock) I wish I was anything but a rock Heck, I’d even like to be a policeman Hey, you know what? You know maybe if I practice, you know Maybe if I pass my driving test I could get a gig drivin’ that bus that pick the freaks up In front of Ben Frank’s, right? ---
**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:** [May 10, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4725 "2023-05-10T13:12:49Z")
I said, now I’ve got my Magic Bus (too much, Magic Bus) I drive my baby every way (too much, Magic Bus) Each time I go a different way (too much, Magic Bus) ---
**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:** [May 10, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4726 "2023-05-10T14:26:51Z")
In the dime stores and bus stations People talk of situations Read books, repeat quotations Draw conclusions on the wall Some speak of the future My love she speaks softly She knows there’s no success like failure And that failure’s no success at all ---
**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:** [May 10, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4727 "2023-05-10T15:21:22Z")
“Dance a little closer to me, dance a little closer now Dance a little closer tonight Dance a little closer to me, it’s closing time And love’s on sale tonight at this five and dime” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4728 "2023-05-11T01:31:08Z")
I want to live right here On the old Mohave Live my life in low gear you savvy And nothing’s so tragic cause it’s all about magic Take it away Love saves the day When it’s showtime at the Bagdad Gas and Oil Cafe When it’s showtime at the Bagdad Gas and Oil Cafe ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4729 "2023-05-11T01:44:35Z")
You have to believe we are magic Nothin’ can stand in our way You have to believe we are magic Don’t let your aim ever stray And if all your hopes survive Destiny will arrive I’ll bring all your dreams alive For you I’ll bring all your dreams alive For you ---
**Author:** ![Casparlatete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/casparlatete/32/3377_2.png) [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4730 "2023-05-11T09:09:45Z")
You sigh, the song begins You speak and I hear violins It’s magic The stars desert the skies And rush to nestle in your eyes It’s magic _It’s Magic. Doris Day_ ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4731 "2023-05-11T11:47:56Z")
Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff And brought him strings, and sealing wax, and other fancy stuff ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4732 "2023-05-11T12:06:35Z")
Oh, ho, ho It’s magic, you know. Never believe it’s not so. Magic – _Pilot_ _ **-“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:** [May 11, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4733 "2023-05-11T12:20:39Z")
That old black magic has me in its spell That old black magic that you weave so well Those icy fingers up and down my spine The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4734 "2023-05-11T12:54:56Z")
Woo-hoo, witchy woman See how high she flies Woo-hoo, witchy woman She got the moon in her eyes ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4735 "2023-05-11T14:18:02Z")
Dark lady laughed and danced and lit the candles one by one Danced to her gypsy music 'til her brew was done Dark lady played black magic 'til the clock struck on the 12 She told me more about me than I knew myself ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4736 "2023-05-11T17:42:39Z")
She danced around and round to a guitar melody From the fire, her face was all aglow How she enchanted me Oh, how I’d love to hold her near And kiss and forever whisper in her ear I love you, gypsy woman I love you, gypsy woman ---
**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:** [May 11, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4737 "2023-05-11T18:47:17Z")
Gypsies, tramps, and thieves We’d hear it from the people of the town They’d call us gypsies, tramps, and thieves But every night all the men would come around And lay their money down ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4738 "2023-05-11T19:36:32Z")
Oh, say has anybody seen my Sweet Gypsy Rose? Here’s her picture when she was my Sweet Mary Jo Now she’s got rings on her fingers And bells on her toes Say has anybody seen my Sweet Gypsy Rose? ---
**Author:** ![Casparlatete](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/casparlatete/32/3377_2.png) [@Casparlatete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casparlatete)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4739 "2023-05-12T09:41:17Z")
Five foot two, eyes of blue But oh, what those five foot could do Has anybody seen my girl? Turned up nose, turned down hose Never had no other beaus Has anybody seen my girl? _“Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” Al Jolson_ ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4740 "2023-05-12T10:32:29Z")
You’m a five foot flirt in the robes of an angel, You better had leave I alone. Why, the way you’re acting it nearly unnerves I, The thing that preserves I is my joviality. Though I’ve got trouble as thick as the stubble 'Tis you that’s the worst of them all. Keep out of my track and if you want to come back You can crawl, crawl, crawl. ---
**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:** [May 12, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4741 "2023-05-12T10:40:28Z")
I don’t have to go by plane I ain’t gotta go by car I don’t care just where my darling is People I just don’t care how far I’m gonna crawl, I’m gonna crawl I don’t care if I got to go back home I don’t care what I got to stand again baby I’m gonna crawl, I’m gonna crawl [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=236) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=238)