The Jimi Hendrix Experience — House Burning Down

[Chorus] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey Look at the sky turn a hell fire red Somebody's house is burning down down, down down Down, down, down [Verse 1] Well I asked my friend, "Where is that black smoke coming from?" He just coughed and changed the subject and said, "Oh, I think it might snow some" So I left him sipping his tea and I jumped in my chariot And rode off to see just why and who could it be this time Sisters and brothers, daddies, mothers standing around crying When I reached the scene the flames were making a ghostly whine So I stood on my horse's back and I screamed without a crack I say, "Oh baby why'd you burn your brother's house down?" [Chorus] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey 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, down [Verse 2] Well, someone stepped from the crowd, he was nineteen miles high He shouts we're tired 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 finally rode away but I'll never forget that day Because 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 [Chorus] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey 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 [Outro] Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Oh baby