Jorn The Day the Earth Caught Fire song lyrics

At the first stroke it will be there o’clock precisely

The day the earth caught fire

We stod outside the world was laughing

And the city square

The cast umbrellas to the sky

The sun above my head was burning greedy red

The horns began to blow three cheers for Jericho

The first evacuee

I was headed for the sea I saw them

The roadside refugees

The boys with bloody knees who waved

Abandoned cars that lay too tired to drive away

A world in flames today was all the papers had to say

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run, run, run

The earth’s on fire... ooh

The streetcar prophet said

You tought that God was dead I warned you

The sinners and the saved

They fell down to their knees and prayed

Believers held their breath and stoned a witch to death

The leaders and the led said Blow the bloody Reds away... oh yeah

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run, run, run

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run, run, run

Hmmm... you better run

You better run... oh yeah

Run for your life... your life

The earth’s on fire... ooh

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run, run, run

Run for your life

Run for your life

Run for your life the earth’s caught fire

Run for your life