House Burning Down

Jimi Hendrix

[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 'round 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
'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

[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
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Oh, baby

Trivia about the song House Burning Down by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

When was the song “House Burning Down” released by The Jimi Hendrix Experience?
The song House Burning Down was released in 1968, on the album “Electric Ladyland”.
Who composed the song “House Burning Down” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience?
The song “House Burning Down” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience was composed by Jimi Hendrix.

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