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album: Mummer
year: 1983
written by: Andy Partridge
length: 3 minutes 23 seconds

Great Fire

Great fire burning
You supplied the spark
Fires burning
Spreading through the ark
Animals are panicking
I'm animal and panicking

Your glance, a match on the tinderwood
You never spoke, but I understood
Bring water
Eyes bring water

Great fire burning through
Great fire burning through my house
Great fire burning through my house and heart

Great fire burning
All because of you
Fires burning
Spreading through the zoo
Animals are panicking
I'm animal and panicking

No round of drinks can extinguish this
Feeling of love and engulfing bliss
Bring water
Eyes bring water

Great fire burning through
Great fire burning through my house
Great fire burning through my house and heart

I've been in love before
But it's never been as hot as this
Smoke curling round the door
Memories of old loves crack and blister
Mister fireman, bet you couldn't put me out if you tried

Your glance, a match on the tinderwood
You never spoke, but I understood
Bring water
Eyes bring water

Great fire burning
Great fire burning through
Great fire burning through my house
Great fire burning through my house and
Great fire burning through
Great fire burning through my house
Great fire burning through my house and


Last Updated: Wednesday, 07-Mar-2007 20:02:19 CST 

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