I remember smoke
On the wind, always warning
Of approaching fire
Out with the long handled shovel
And beat beat beat all night
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I have always said
You get one fire, you get more
There's always some fool
With more matches than sense
More paraffin than brain cells
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The fire is beaten
And we see the damage done
All the loss of life
What better time to remember
Those friends that touched our hearts
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Copyright © Res JFB 8th December 2009
Res John Burman
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