# 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:** 24
**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 6, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/461 "2020-09-06T04:53:12Z")
A-toot, a-toot, a-toot-diddelyada-toot, He blows it eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythm. He can’t blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin’ with 'im. He makes the company jump when he plays reveille, He’s the boogie-woogie bugle boy of Company B. Andrews Sister - _Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/462 "2020-09-06T09:51:31Z")
When you hear the whistle blowin’ eight to the bar Then you know that Tennessee is not very far Shovel all the coal in, gotta keep it rollin’ Woo, woo, Chattanooga, there you are. _Chattanooga Choo Choo. Glenn Miller_ ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/463 "2020-09-06T20:04:07Z")
I’ll be locked here in this cell Til my body’s just a shell And my hair turns whiter than snow I’ll never see that gal of mine Lord, I’m in Georgia doin’ time I heard that lonesome whistle blow Hank Williams “That Lonesome Whistle” ---
**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 6, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/464 "2020-09-06T20:36:36Z")
Well, if they freed me from this prison If that railroad train was mine I bet I’d move out over a little Farther down the line Far from Folsom Prison That’s where I want to stay And I’d let that lonesome whistle Blow my blues away Johnny Cash _Folsom Prison Blues_ ---
**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:** [September 6, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/465 "2020-09-06T20:54:42Z")
You can’t plant cotton and expect to gather corn Can’t take right peoples, and sure make it wrong That’s why I’m walkin’, walkin’ my blues away Well, the sun gonna shine, in my backdoor some day _Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: Keep On Walking_ ---
**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:** [September 7, 2020, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/466 "2020-09-07T01:23:17Z")
_Plant a radish._ Get a radish. Never any doubt. That’s why I love vegetables; You know what you’re about! from “The Fantastics” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/467 "2020-09-07T01:44:27Z")
Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we’re in the mood – Cold jelly and custard! Peas, pudding and saveloys! What next is the question? Rich gentlemen have it, boys – In-di-gestion! From “Oliver!” ---
**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 7, 2020, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/468 "2020-09-07T05:45:16Z")
Mr. What-cha-call-em, what you doin’ tonight? Hope you’re in the mood because I’m feeling just right. How’s about a corner with a table for two, Where the music’s mellow in some gay rendezvous? There’s no chance romancin’ with a blue attitude – You got to do some dancin’ to get in the mood! Andrews Sisters - _In The Mood_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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:** [September 7, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/469 "2020-09-07T09:48:08Z")
I’m in the mood for love Simply because you’re near me. Funny, but when you’re near me I’m in the mood for love. Heaven is in your eyes Bright as the stars we’re under Oh! Is it any wonder I’m in the mood for love? _I’m in the Mood for Love. Julie London_ ---
**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:** [September 7, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/470 "2020-09-07T11:24:34Z")
When I’m in the mood for love, You’re in the mood for herring. Allan Sherman ---
**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 7, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/471 "2020-09-07T15:45:33Z")
Yes I loved her, how I loved her, Though her shoes were number nine. Herring boxes, without topses; Sandals were for Clementine. Traditional - _Oh, My Darling Clementine_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 7, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/472 "2020-09-07T16:18:25Z")
I want to be the wandering sailor We’re silhouettes by the light of the moon I sit playing solitaire by the window Just waiting seasons change, ah, ah You’ll see, one day, these dreams will pull you through my door And I’ll come running to tie your shoe I’ll come running to tie your shoe –Brian Eno ---
**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 7, 2020, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/473 "2020-09-07T22:26:24Z")
Countin’ flowers on the wall That don’t bother me at all Playin’ solitaire till dawn with a deck of fifty-one Smokin’ cigarettes and watchin’ Captain Kangaroo Now don’t tell me I’ve nothin’ to do Statler Brothers _Flowers on the Wall_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/474 "2020-09-07T22:40:47Z")
And solitaire’s the only game in town, And every road that takes him, takes him down, And by himself, it’s easy to pretend, He’ll never love again. The Carpenters, “Solitaire.” ---
**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:** [September 7, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/475 "2020-09-07T22:50:53Z")
Solitaire, see what it’s like now Solitaire, to cry all night now Solitaire, see how it feels to care Solitaire, it gets so lonely Solitaire, you wanna hold me Don’t wait up, on me, I won’t be there Solitaire, solitaire, solitaire Laura Branigan, “Solitaire” ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/476 "2020-09-08T05:48:17Z")
And maybe you can cry all night, But that’ll never change the way that I feel. The snow is really piling up outside, I wish you wouldn’t make me leave here. Meat Loaf - _Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 8, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/477 "2020-09-08T14:48:26Z")
My sacrifice bids farewell in this river of memory… a wave to end all time Red birds escape from my wounds and return as falling snow To sweep the landscape; a wind haunted, wings without bodies The snow, the bitter snowfall “Falling Snow” - Agalloch ---
**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:** [September 8, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/478 "2020-09-08T14:57:26Z")
I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry Joni Mitchell, “River” ---
**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 9, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/479 "2020-09-09T02:15:43Z")
Now you say you’re lonely You cry the whole night thorough Well, you can cry me a river, cry me a river I cried a river over you Julie London/Joe Cocker _Cry Me a River_ ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/480 "2020-09-09T03:19:20Z")
That I’d been crying over you Crying over you Then you said, “So long” Left me standing all alone Alone and crying Crying Crying Crying It’s hard to understand But the touch of your hand Can start me crying _Crying_ Roy Orbison [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=25)