# 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:** 48
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/941 "2021-04-19T02:02:09Z")
Let me tell you 'bout Ahab The Arab The Sheik of the burning sand He had emeralds and rubies just dripping off 'a him And a ring on every finger of his hands Ray Stevens ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/942 "2021-04-19T02:06:22Z")
I’m the Sheik of Araby, Your love belongs to me. At night when you’re asleep, Into your tent I’ll creep. The stars that shine above, Will light our way to love. You’ll rule this land with me; _The Sheik of Araby._ Snyder, Smith & Wheeler, 1921 ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/943 "2021-04-19T14:25:02Z")
You don’t even know my name I guess that I’m to blame Don’t know the right things to say So I pretend away That I’m Rudolph Valentino Pull up in my limousine Oh, won’t you come in out of the rain? Things’ll never be the same America - _Right Before My Eyes_ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/944 "2021-04-19T17:40:23Z")
Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison And I went to pick her up in the rain But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck She got run over by a damned old train And I’ll hang around as long as you will let me And I never minded standing’ in the rain, no But you don’t have to call me darlin’, darlin’ You never even called me by my name Extra verse to Steve Goodman’s _You Never Even Call Me By My Name_ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/945 "2021-04-19T17:48:23Z")
I call your name but you’re not there Was I to blame for bein’ unfair? Don’t you know I can’t sleep at night since you’ve been gone? I never weep at night, I can’t go on The Beatles ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/946 "2021-04-19T17:50:45Z")
Well, let me tell you 'bout the way she looked, The way she’d act, the color of her hair – Her voice was soft and cool; Her eyes were clear and bright; But she’s not there. _She’s Not There_ – The Zombies _ **-“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:** [April 19, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/947 "2021-04-19T18:02:49Z")
He said that any love is good love So I took what I could get Yes, I took what I could get And then she looked at me with them big brown eyes And said You ain’t seen nothin’ yet Bachman-Turner Overdrive - _You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet_ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/948 "2021-04-19T18:10:52Z")
Hey, where did we go? Days when the rains came Down in the hollow Playin’ a new game Laughin’ and a-runnin’, hey, hey Skippin’ and a-jumpin’ In the misty morning fog with Our, our hearts a-thumping and you My brown-eyed girl And you, my brown-eyed girl Van Morrison - _Brown Eyed Girl_ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/949 "2021-04-19T18:31:26Z")
Her hair is Harlow gold Her lips, a sweet surprise Her hands are never cold She got Bette Davis eyes Kim Carnes - _Bette Davis Eyes_ ---
**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:** [April 19, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/950 "2021-04-19T19:07:36Z")
They had style, they had grace Rita Hayworth gave good face Lauren, Katherine, Lana too Bette Davis, we love you Madonna - _Vogue_ ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/951 "2021-04-20T01:43:30Z")
Well, we all have a face That we hide away forever And we take them out And show ourselves when everyone has gone Some are satin, some are steel Some are silk and some are leather They’re the faces of a stranger But we’d love to try them on ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/952 "2021-04-20T01:45:13Z")
_I’ve just seen a face_ I can’t forget the time or place Where we just met She’s just the girl for me And I want all the world to see We’ve met, mm-mm-mm-m’mm-mm The Beatles ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/953 "2021-04-20T12:01:45Z")
Whenever I see your smiling face I have to smile myself Because I love you, yes, I do And when you give me that pretty little pout It turns me inside out There’s something about you, baby I don’t know James Taylor ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/954 "2021-04-20T16:28:32Z")
And even if time ain’t really on my side It’s one of those days for taking a walk outside I’m blowing the day to take a walk in the sun And fall on my face on somebody’s new-mown lawn Lovin’ Spoonful - _Daydream_’ ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/955 "2021-04-20T16:49:33Z")
I’ll regret it all in the morning When I see your smiling face I’d rather be in any place but here Richard Thompson ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/956 "2021-04-20T16:59:00Z")
I know a place where we can go! I know a place where the lights are low! I know a place where we can go! I know a place where the lights are low! Petula Clark ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/957 "2021-04-20T18:26:05Z")
So go downtown Things will be great when you’re Downtown No finer place for sure Downtown Everything’s waiting for you (downtown, downtown) Petula Clark ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/958 "2021-04-20T20:32:17Z")
Downtown Where the folks are broke. You go Downtown Where your life’s a joke. You go Downtown When you buy your token, you go Home to Skid Row. Little Shop of Horrors ---
**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:** [April 20, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/959 "2021-04-20T21:31:45Z")
I’m down at the Bowery oh Lord oh Lord I’m gonna tell ya how I got here First I gotta shoot some dice and win So I can get my room again The White Buffalo - _The Bowery_ ---
**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:** [April 21, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/960 "2021-04-21T01:44:31Z")
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway They say there’s always magic in the air But when you’re walkin’ down the street And you ain’t had enough to eat The glitter rubs right off and you’re nowhere The Drifters/George Benson - _On Broadway_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=49)