Fire Water Burn – English Lyrics

• By: Bloodhound Gang

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn

Burn motherfucker, burn

...

Hello, my name is Jimmy Pop and I'm a dumb white guy

I'm not old or new, but middle school, fifth grade, like junior high

I don't know mofo, if y'all peeps be buggin' givin' props to my hoe 'cause she fly

But I can take the heat 'cause I'm the other white meat known as "Kid funky fried"

Yea, I'm hung like planet Pluto, hard to see with the naked eye

But if I crashed into Uranus, I would stick it where the sun don't shine

'Cause I'm kind of like Hans Solo, always stroking my own wookie

I'm the root of all that's evil, yea, but you can call me Cookie

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn

Burn motherfucker, burn

...

Yo, yo

This hardcore ghetto gangster image takes a lot of practice

I'm not black like Barry White, no I am white like Frank Black is

So if man is five and the devil is six than that must make me seven

This honkey's gone to heaven

But if I go to Hell, well then I hope I burn well

I'll spend my days with J.F.K., Marvin Gaye, Martha Raye and Lawrence Welk

And Kurt Cobain, Kojak, Mark Twain and Jimi Hendrix's poltergeist

And Webster yea Emmanuel Lewis 'cause he's the Antichrist

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn

Burn motherfucker, burn

...

Everybody here we go

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Throw your hands in the air

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Wave 'em like you don't care

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Everybody say ho

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Everybody here we go

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Throw your hands in the air

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Wave 'em like you don't care

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Everybody say ho

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Everybody here we go

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Throw your hands in the air

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Wave 'em like you don't care

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Everybody say ho

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Everybody here we go

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Throw your hands in the air

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

Wave 'em like you don't care

(Ooo, ooo)

C'mon party people

(Ooo, ooo)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
burn /bɜːrn/ A1	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
fire /faɪr/ A1	noun - flames produced by burning
roof /ruːf/ A1	noun - the top cover of a building
ghetto /ˈɡɛtoʊ/ B1	noun - a part of a city where a specific group lives, often in poor conditions
gangster /ˈɡaŋstər/ B1	noun - a member of a criminal group
hardcore /ˈhɑːrdkɔːr/ B2	adjective - extreme or intense
image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a mental picture of something
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ A2	noun - the act of doing something regularly to improve skill
stick /stɪk/ A1	verb - to put or push something into a substance or object
stroke /stroʊk/ B1	verb - to move one's hand over something in a gentle way
evil /ˈiːvəl/ A2	adjective - morally bad or wrong
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - a place of ultimate happiness in the afterlife
hell /hɛl/ A2	noun - a place of suffering in the afterlife
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for fun
wave /weɪv/ A1	verb - to move one's hand to greet or say goodbye
throw /θroʊ/ A1	verb - to send something through the air with force

Key Grammar Structures

• The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (Emphatic Repetition)

  ➔ The repetition of 'The roof is on fire' emphasizes the urgency and intensity of the situation.

• We don't need no water, let the motherfucker burn

  ➔ Double Negative (Non-standard English)

  ➔ 'Don't need no water' is a double negative, which is grammatically incorrect in standard English but used here for emphasis and informal style.

• I'm not old or new, but middle school, fifth grade, like junior high

  ➔ Correlative Conjunction ('not...or')

  ➔ The use of 'not...or' presents two contrasting options, emphasizing the speaker's position in between.

• But if I crashed into Uranus, I would stick it where the sun don't shine

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical Situation)

  ➔ 'If I crashed... I would stick' uses the second conditional to describe a hypothetical situation and its result.

• So if man is five and the devil is six than that must make me seven

  ➔ Comparative Structure with 'if...and...than'

  ➔ This line uses a comparative structure to position the speaker in relation to others, creating a humorous hierarchy.

• C'mon party people, Throw your hands in the air

  ➔ Imperative Mood (Command)

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give direct commands, encouraging the audience to take action.

• Everybody say ho, (Ooo, ooo)

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Subject 'Everybody'

  ➔ The imperative mood is combined with the subject 'Everybody' to include the entire audience in the action.