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House On Fire

from Boy Howdy by Jay Spears

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    Jay's sensational debut CD includes the toe-tapping youtube video smash "I Like Mike" as well as homo-pop faves "My Ray" and "Cryin' Over Brian". Fun beats, extra-crispy guitars, and juicy harmonies: What's not to like?
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To end my album, I wanted a fat and sassy song in which I could play a bunch of instruments and show off. So I wrote this big slap-happy blue-grassy number and pulled out all the stops, and I call it "House On Fire", with a nod to a certain fireman who still holds a place in my heart.

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House on Fire © 2002 JAY SPEARS MUSIC ASCAP

A great big beef-bo caught my eye,
And soon the sparks began to fly.
Well we’ve been dating, and since you inquire,
We’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.

Because of his incendiary charms
We had to disconnect all the smoke alarms
I gotta say he’s a real live wire
‘Cause We’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.

House on fire, house on fire, we’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.
If I said we weren’t I’d be some kinda liar,
‘Cause we’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.

He’s big! Like a guard or a tackle.
He’s burnin’ me up with a crackle crackle crackle.
He makes me sing like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
And we’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.

He’s got a great big chest like a fifty-gallon drum
Call 9-1-1, make a fireman come!
He’s everything my heart could desire
And we’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.

House on fire, house on fire, we’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.
If I said we weren’t I’d be some kinda liar,
‘Cause we’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.

He’s big! Like a guard or a tackle.
He’s burnin’ me up with a crackle crackle crackle.
He makes me sing like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
And we’re gettin’ on like a...

House on fire, house on fire, we’re gettin’ on like a house on fire.
If I said we weren’t I’d be a big fat liar,
‘Cause we’re gettin’ on like a....

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from Boy Howdy, released August 13, 2002
Drum programming by J.D. Salbego
Words & music; guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, & vocals by Jay Spears
Recorded, mixed, & mastered by J.D. Salbego

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Jay Spears Los Angeles, California

Native L.A. singer-songwriter Jay Spears' debut CD "BOY HOWDY" features humorous, boy-meets-boy pop tunes with titles like I LIKE MIKE and CRYIN' OVER BRIAN.
Jay's sophomore CD "PLAYIN ON MY TEAM" includes the full-choir gospel rocker, SMAK DEM CHRISTIANS DOWN, the video for which has over 80,000 views on youtube.
Now here comes his third CD: We Are All Born Lucky. ... more

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