House Burning Down

Album: Electric Ladyland (1968)
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  • Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey

    Look at the sky turn a hell fire red
    Somebody's house is burnin' down down, down down
    Down, down, down.

    Well I asked my friend where is that black smoke comin' from
    He just coughed and changed the subject and
    said oh wa I think it might snow some
    So I left him sippin' his tea an' I jumped in my chariot
    And rode off to see just why and who could it be this time

    Sisters and brothers daddys mothers standin' 'round cryin'
    When I reached the scene the flames were makin' a ghostly whine
    So I stood on my horse's back an' I screamed without a crack
    I say oh baby why'd you burn your brother's house down

    Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey !

    Look out the sky turn a hell fire red Lord
    Somebody's house is burnin' down down, down down
    Look out the sky turn a hell fire red Lord
    Somebody's house is burnin' down down, down down down

    Well someone stepped from the crowd he was nineteen miles high
    He shouts retired and disgusted so we paint red through the sky
    I said the truth is straight ahead so don't burn yourself instead
    Try to learn instead of burn, hear what I say, yeah, yeah

    So I fin'ly rode away but I'll never forget that day
    'Cause when I reached the valley I looked way down cross the way
    A giant boat from space landed with eerie grace
    And came and taken all the dead away

    Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! Hey !

    What'd I say
    Look at the sky turn a hell fire red Lord
    Somebody's house is burning down down, down down
    Look at the sky turn a hell fire red Lord
    Somebody's house is burning down down, down down
    Look at the sky, look at the sky

    Ooh, ooh, ooh
    Ooh, ooh, ooh
    Oh baby Writer/s: Jimi Hendrix
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Comments: 3

  • Patrick from Louisville, KyDave from Scottsdale, heh I don't think so.
  • Lester from New York City, NyDamn, this is an album filled with incredible songs. Hendrix was a musical genius.
  • Dave from Scottsdale, AzWritten in 1968 inspired by the "long hot summer" of race riots.
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