# 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:** 240
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4782 "2023-05-16T23:52:33Z")
Got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I’m going back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain ---
**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 16, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4783 "2023-05-16T23:57:18Z")
Sittin’ down by my window, Honey, lookin’ out at the rain. Lord, Lord, Lord, sittin’ down by my window, Baby, lookin’ out at the rain. Somethin’ came along, grabbed a hold of me, And it felt just like a ball and chain. Honey, that’s exactly what it felt like, Honey, just dragging me down. ---
**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 17, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4784 "2023-05-17T08:51:32Z")
Well, it rained forty days, forty nights without stoppin’ and Noah was glad when the water stopped droppin’. When I get to heaven, sit right down, ask King Jesus for my starry crown, yes. _Didn’t it rain. Sister Rosetta Tharpe_ ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4785 "2023-05-17T11:50:50Z")
In my bed, in my head There’s a light, but it’s red And I wander til water falls around me And surrounds me until I quit What’s this shining at the far end of the road? Oh, I admit, I’d rather see the dark end of a tunnel Than the bottom of the pit ---
**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 17, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4786 "2023-05-17T13:22:09Z")
Wade in the water Wade in the water, children Wade in the water God’s gonna trouble the water ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4787 "2023-05-17T17:52:26Z")
Straight from the water Straight from the water, children Straight from the water You don’t know nothin’ about this Take me home ---
**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 18, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4788 "2023-05-18T02:25:05Z")
Take me home tonight I don’t want to let you go 'til you see the light Take me home tonight Listen, honey, just like Ronnie sang Be my little baby, oh, ho, oh ---
**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 18, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4789 "2023-05-18T02:30:18Z")
In this world I’m living in I see the light Sins are gone, now I know what is wrong and right Morning came on slowly pushing back the night It’s good times now that I can see the light ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4790 "2023-05-18T02:32:08Z")
Maybe the sun’s light will be dim And it won’t matter anyhow If morning’s echo says we’ve sinned Well, it was what I wanted now And if we’re victims of the night I won’t be blinded by the light Just call me angel of the morning, angel Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby Just call me angel of the morning, angel Then slowly turn away I won’t beg you to stay with me ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4791 "2023-05-18T15:03:43Z")
Hard times’re comin’ I’ve been told Never sell love for a rich man’s gold Hard times’re comin’ that much I know Love won’t help you when you’re hungry and cold Sun’s gonna shine in my backdoor someday ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4792 "2023-05-18T15:06:15Z")
So tell me, are you gonna stay now Will you stand by me girl all the way now With you by my side They can’t keep us down Together we can make it baby From the poor side of town ---
**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 18, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4793 "2023-05-18T15:29:46Z")
Darling, you got to let me know Should I stay or should I go? If you say that you are mine I’ll be here 'till the end of time So you got to let me know Should I stay or should I go? ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4794 "2023-05-18T15:52:12Z")
Since you gotta go, oh you’d better Go now, go now, go now (go now, ooh) Before you see me cry ---
**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 18, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4795 "2023-05-18T16:58:11Z")
If ever I would leave you, it wouldn’t be in summer Seeing you in summer I never would go Your hair streaked with sun-light, your lips red as flame Your face with a luster that puts gold to shame ---
**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 18, 2023, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4796 "2023-05-18T20:19:02Z")
See you in September See you when the summer’s through Here we are (bye, baby, goodbye) Saying goodbye at the station (bye, baby, goodbye) Summer vacation (bye, baby bye, baby) Is taking you away (bye, baby, goodbye) ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4797 "2023-05-18T20:34:24Z")
I don’t want to say goodbye for the summer Knowing the love we’ll miss Oh let us make a pledge to meet in September And seal it with a kiss ---
**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 18, 2023, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4798 "2023-05-18T21:14:53Z")
Babe, baby, baby, I’m gonna leave you I said baby, you know I’m gonna leave you I’ll leave you when the summertime Leave you when the summer comes a-rollin’ Leave you when the summer comes along ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4799 "2023-05-18T21:49:38Z")
But it’s a long, long while from May to December And the days grow short when you reach September And the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame And I haven’t got time for waiting game ---
**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 18, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4800 "2023-05-18T23:28:29Z")
But now the days are short, I’m in the autumn of my years. I think of my life as vintage wine From fine old kegs. From the brim to the dregs, It poured sweet and clear. It was a very good year. It Was A Very Good Year – _Ol’ Blue Eyes_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/4801 "2023-05-19T03:07:21Z")
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine You keep me rockin’ all of the time Red red wine, you really know how I love Your kind of lovin’ like a blessing from above Red red wine, I loved you right from the start Right from the start, and with all of my heart Red red wine inna eighties style Red red wine inna modern beat style Yeah [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=239) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=241)