Lightnin' Hopkins - Burnin In LA Lyrics
Just look at the people Whoa just look at the peoples I got over hereI said just look at the people Just look at the peoples I got over hereYou know a little sixteen-year-old girl come to me talked and said Lightnin', Would you take me for your souvenir?You know they had a big fire down in L.A. All them buildings is burnin' downOh they had a big fire down in L.A.(well in Beverly Hills or somewhere a little close) All them buildings is burnin' downYou know they was lookin' for the fire trucks And in time none of 'em would come around(Po' children were runnin' and cryin'...They couldn't help themselves, they was talkin' too...)You gotta get this lesson, childrenYou gotta get it from the bookTalkin' about the things you buy rawThem is things you gotta cookMama say she was hungryRound about ten o'clockThat was the time the worldWas beginnin' to get on a rockThat was the burnin' down in L.A. All them buildings was burnin' downWell you know they didn't have enough water to put out the fire 250-some home they got burnin' down
