# 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:** 35
**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:** [December 28, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/681 "2020-12-28T17:33:29Z")
Don’t know why There’s no sun up in the sky Stormy weather Since my man and I ain’t together Keeps raining all of the time _Stormy Weather_ – Ethel Waters _(original performer & 1st recorded version, 1933)_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/682 "2020-12-29T02:56:13Z")
Kentucky rain keeps pouring down And up ahead’s another town that I’ll go walking through With the rain in my shoes (Rain in my shoes) Searching for you In the cold Kentucky rain In the cold Kentucky rain _Kentucky Rain_ – Elvis Presley ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/683 "2020-12-29T21:10:08Z")
_Don’t let the rain come down_ (oh, no) Don’t let the rain come down (oh, no) (Oh, no) Don’t let the rain come down My roof’s got a hole in it and I might drown I said my roof’s got a hole in it and I might drown Serendipity Singers ---
**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:** [December 29, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/684 "2020-12-29T21:43:03Z")
Just _walk away, Renee_ You won’t see me follow you back home Now, as the rain beats down upon my weary eyes For me, it cries. The Left Banke ---
**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:** [January 16, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/685 "2021-01-16T12:52:05Z")
When I call you up Your line’s engaged I have had enough So act your age We have lost the time That was so hard to find And I will lose my mind If you want see me (You won’t see me) _You Won’t See Me. The Beatles_ ---
**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 16, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/686 "2021-01-16T16:02:27Z")
Wednesday at three I called the phone company, singin’: “Hey baby, put a phone in for me” Thursday at four he came a-knockin’ at my door, singin’: “Hey, baby, I’m your telephone man You just show me where you want it and I’ll put it where I can I can put it in the bedroom, I can put it in the hall I can put it in the bathroom, I can hang it on the wall You can have it with a buzz, you can have it with a ring And if you really want it you can have a ding-a-ling Because-a hey baby, I’m your telephone man” Meri Wilson, _Telephone Man_ ---
**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 16, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/687 "2021-01-16T16:13:30Z")
Call me (Call me) on the line Call me, call me any, anytime Call me (Call me) I’ll arrive You can call me any day or night Call me Blondie, _Call Me_ ---
**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 16, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/688 "2021-01-16T22:12:55Z")
Call me Don’t be afraid, you can call me. Maybe it’s late, but just call me, Tell me, and I’ll be around. Petula Clark - _Call Me_ _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 16, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/689 "2021-01-16T22:24:18Z")
Call me irresponsible - call me unreliable Throw in undependable too Do my foolish alibis bore you Well I’m not too clever - I just adore you Frank Sinatra, _Call Me Irresponsible_ ---
**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 17, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/690 "2021-01-17T02:00:12Z")
Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I’m living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I’m living in twilight Electric Light Orchestra, _Telephone_ ---
**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 17, 2021, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/691 "2021-01-17T03:28:58Z")
Help, I’m steppin’ into the Twilight Zone Place is a madhouse Feels like being cloned My beacon’s been moved under moon and star Where am I to go now that I’ve gone too far Golden Earring, _Twilight Zone_ ---
**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:** [January 17, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/692 "2021-01-17T09:34:53Z")
The moon belongs to ev’ryone The best things in life are free The stars belong to ev’ryone They gleam there for you and me The flowers in spring The robins that sing The sunbeams that shine They’re yours, they’re mine And love can come to ev’ryone The best things in life are free _The best things in life are free, Bing Crosby, et al_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/693 "2021-01-17T19:15:27Z")
Moon river, wider than a mile I’m crossing you in style someday Oh, dream maker, you heart-breaker Wherever you’re goin’, I’m goin’ your way ---
**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:** [January 17, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/694 "2021-01-17T20:15:44Z")
It’s coming on Christmas They’re cutting down trees They’re putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on ‘River’: Joni Mitchell ---
**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 17, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/695 "2021-01-17T20:24:28Z")
He was a skater boy She said see you later boy He wasn’t good enough for her Avril Lavigne - _Sk8er Boi_ ---
**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 18, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/696 "2021-01-18T02:15:43Z")
_See you later alligator_ After awhile crocodile Can’t you see you’re in my way now Don’t you know you cramp my style Bill Haley and His Comets ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/697 "2021-01-18T04:33:22Z")
Now everyone blamed his old man For making him mean as a snake When Amos Moses was a boy His daddy would use him for alligator bait Tie a rope around his neck and throw him in the swamp Alligator bait in the Louisiana bayou Jerry Reed - _Amos Moses_ ---
**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:** [January 18, 2021, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/698 "2021-01-18T08:30:34Z")
I feel so bad I got a worried mind I’m so lonesome all the time Since I left my baby behind On Blue Bayou Saving nickles, saving dimes Working til the sun don’t shine Looking forward to happier times On Blue Bayou _Blue Bayou, Linda Ronstad_ ---
**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:** [January 18, 2021, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/699 "2021-01-18T09:54:48Z")
I ain’t gonna work for Maggie’s brother no more No, I ain’t gonna work for Maggie’s brother no more Well, he hands you a nickel He hands you a dime He asks you with a grin If you’re havin’ a good time Then he fines you every time you slam the door I ain’t gonna work for Maggie’s brother no more Zimmie: Maggie’s Farm ---
**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 18, 2021, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/700 "2021-01-18T16:31:09Z")
Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to you It’s late September and I really should be back at school Rod Stewart, _Maggie May_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=36)