babe i m on fire

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Father says it, mother says it
Sister says it, brother says it
Uncle says it, Auntie says it
Everyone at the party says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The horse says it, the pig says it
The judge in his wig says it
The fox and the rabbit
And the nun in her habit says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

My mate Bill Gates says it
The President of the United States says it
The slacker and the worker
The girl in her burqa says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The general with his tank says it
The man at the bank says it
The soldier with his rocket
And the mouse in my pocket says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The drug-addled wreck
With a needle in his neck says it
The drunk says it, punk says it
The brave Buddhist monk says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

Hit me up, baby, and knock me down
Drop what youââ?¬â?¢re doing and come around
We can hold hands till the sun goes down
Cause I know
That you
And I
Can be
Together
Cause I love you

The blind referee says it
The unlucky amputee says it
The giant killer bee
Landing on my knee says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The cop with his breathalyser
The paddy with his fertiliser
The man in the basement
Thatââ?¬â?¢s getting a taste for it says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The fucked-up Rastafarian says it
The dribbling libertarian says it
The sweet little Goth
With the ears of cloth says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babeââ?¬â?¢ Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The cross-over country singer says it
The hump-backed bell ringer says it
The swinger, the flinger
The outraged right-winger says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The man going hiking says it
The misunderstood Viking says it
The man at the rodeo
And the lonely old Eskimo says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

Chorus

The mild little Christian says it
The wild Sonny Liston says it
The pimp and the gimp
And the guy with the limp says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The blind piano tuner says it
The Las Vegas crooner says it
The hooligan mooner
Holding a schooner says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The Chinese contortionist says it
The backyard abortionist says it
The poor Pakistani
With his lamb Bhirriani says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The hopeless defendant says it
The toilet attendant says it
The pornographer, the stenographer
The fashion photographer says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The college professor says it
The vicious cross-dresser says it
Grandma and Grandpa
In the back of the car says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

Chorus

The hack at the doorstep says it
The midwife with her forceps says it
The demented young lady
Who is roasting her baby
On the fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The athlete with his hernia says it
Picasso with his Guernica says it
My wife with her furniture
Everybody!
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The laughing hyena says it
The homesick polish cleaner says it
The man from the Klan
With a torch in his hand says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The Chinese herbologist says it
The Christian apologist says it
The dog and the frog
Sitting on a log says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The foxhunting toff says it
The horrible moth says it
The doomed homosexual
With the persistent cough says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

Chorus

The Papist with his soul says it
The rapist on a roll says it
Jack says it, Jill says it
As they roll down the hill
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The clever circus flea says it
The sailor on the sea says it
The man from the Daily Mail
With his dead refugee says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The hymen-busting Zulu says it
The proud kangaroo says it
The koala, the echidna
And the platypus too says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The disgraced country vicar says it
The crazed guitar picker says it
The beatnik, the peacenik
The apparachick says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The deranged midnight stalker says it
Garcia Lorca says it
The hit man, Walt Whitman
And the haliototic talker says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

Chorus

The wine taster with his nose says it
The fireman with his hose says it
The pedestrian, the equestrian
The tap-dancer with his toes says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The beast in the beauty pageant
The pimply real estate agent
The beach-comber, the roamer
The girl in a coma says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The old rockââ?¬â?¢nââ?¬â?¢roller
With his two-seater stroller
And the fan in the van
With the abominable plan says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The menstruating Jewess says it
The nervous stewardess says it
The hijacker, the backpacker
The cunning safecracker says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The sports commentator says it
The old alligator says it
The tennis pro with his racquet
The loon in the straight jacket
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

Chorus

The butcher with his cleaver says it
The mad basket weaver says it
The jaded boxing writer
And the glass-jawed fighter says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The old town cryer says it
The inveterate liar says it
The pilchard, the bream
And the trout in the stream
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The war correspondent says it
The enthused and the despondent says it
The electrician, the mortician
And the man going fishinââ?¬â?¢ says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The cattleman from Down Under says it
The patriot with his plunder says it
Watching a boat of full of refugees
Sinking into the sea
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The silicone junky says it
The corporate flunky says it
The Italian designer
With his rickshaw in China says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

Chorus

The trucker with his juggernaut says it
The lost astronaut says it
The share cropper, the bent copper
The compulsive shopper says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

The Viennese vampire says it
The cowboy round his campfire says it
The game show panellist
The Jungian analyst says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire

Warren says it, Blixa says it
The lighting guy and mixer says it
Mick says it, Marty says it
Everyone at the party says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on Fire


The hairy arachnophobic says it
The scary agoraphobic says it
The mother, the brother
And the decomposing lover says
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire
Babe, Iââ?¬â?¢m on fire