# 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:** 58
**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:** [May 12, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1142 "2021-05-12T18:53:25Z")
Ain’t no woman gonna make a fool out of me Ain’t no woman gonna make a fool out of me Running 'round, that’s what they said She’s at the bottom of the river bed And the river runs deep, the water is cold as ice Eric Clapton _River Runs Deep_ ---
**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 12, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1143 "2021-05-12T18:55:46Z")
I drew a sabre through her It was a bloody knife I threw her in the river Which was a dreadful sight Art Garfunkel _Down in the Willow Garden_ ---
**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 12, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1144 "2021-05-12T22:07:36Z")
We’d go down to the river And into the river we’d dive Oh, down to the river we’d ride Bruce Springsteen ---
**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 13, 2021, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1145 "2021-05-13T13:30:09Z")
I don’t know why I love her like I do All the changes you put me through Take my money, my cigarettes I haven’t seen the worst of it yet I want to know that you’ll tell me I love to stay Take me to the river, drop me in the water Take me to the river, dip me in the water Washing me down, washing me down Talking Heads ---
**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 13, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1146 "2021-05-13T13:52:45Z")
No matter what we get out of this I know, I know we’ll never forget Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky Smoke on the water Deep Purple ---
**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:** [May 13, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1147 "2021-05-13T14:02:36Z")
Well, I built me a raft and she’s ready for floating Old Mississippi, she’s calling my name Catfish are jumping, that paddle wheel thumping Black water keeps rolling on past just the same Doobie Brothers _Black Water_ ---
**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 13, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1148 "2021-05-13T16:48:29Z")
**Sailing** takes me away to where I’ve always heard it could be Just a dream and the wind to carry me And soon I will be free Christopher Cross ---
**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 13, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1149 "2021-05-13T18:42:35Z")
Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream It is not dying It is not dying Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows ---
**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 13, 2021, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1150 "2021-05-13T20:12:55Z")
Oh, I, I got a funny feelin’ when she walked in the room Oh my, as I recall it ended much too soon Oh what a night, hypnotizin’ mesmerizing me She was ev’rything I dreamed she’d be Sweet surrender, what a night _The Four Seasons_ ---
**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 13, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1151 "2021-05-13T21:48:30Z")
'Cause you got personality, Walk, personality Talk, Personality Smile, Personality Charm, personality Love, personality And of Cause you’ve got A great big heart Lloyd Price ---
**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:** [May 14, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1152 "2021-05-14T01:48:21Z")
Don’t go breaking my heart You take the weight off of me Oh, honey when you knockon my door Ooh, I gave you my key Elton John ---
**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 14, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1153 "2021-05-14T04:16:33Z")
Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates, You got a brand new key, I think that we should get together And try them out, you see. _Brand New Key_ – Melanie _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**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 14, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1154 "2021-05-14T11:43:33Z")
Only you, cared when I needed a friend Believed in me through thick and thin This song is for you, filled with gratitude and love… [Chorus:] God bless you, you make me feel **brand new** The Stylistics ---
**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 14, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1155 "2021-05-14T12:44:41Z")
Johnny come lately, the new kid in town Everybody loves you, so don’t let them down The Eagles ---
**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:** [May 14, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1156 "2021-05-14T13:38:02Z")
Who’s Johnny?" she said And smiled in her special way Johnny," she said "You know I love you “Who’s Johnny?” she said And tried to look the other way Still pretending DeBarge ---
**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 14, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1157 "2021-05-14T13:49:54Z")
Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named **Johnny B. Goode** Who never ever learned to read or write so well But he could play the guitar just like ringin’ a bell Chuck Berry ---
**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 14, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1158 "2021-05-14T16:29:28Z")
And I’ve been knocking but no one answers And I’ve been knocking most all the day Oh and I’ve been calling oh hey hey Johnny Can’t you come out Can’t your come out to play, Johnny Elton John - Empty Garden ---
**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 14, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1159 "2021-05-14T18:38:40Z")
On a cold December evening I was walking through the Christmastide When a stranger came up and asked me If I’d heard John Lennon died And the two of us went to this bar And we stayed to close the place And every song we played was For **the late great Johnny Ace** Paul Simon ---
**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 15, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1160 "2021-05-15T16:40:32Z")
And if I say I really loved you and was glad you came along When you were **here today** Ooh ooh ooh, for you were in my song Ooh ooh ooh, here today Paul McCartney ---
**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 15, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254/1161 "2021-05-15T17:57:47Z")
Oh, I know it’s not much but it’s the best I can do My gift is my song And this one’s for you Elton John [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=57) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain-2-part-1/912254.md?page=59)