London's Burning

DESCRIPTION: "London's burning, London's burning, Fetch the engines, fetch the engines. Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire! Pour on water, pour on water."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE:
KEYWORDS: fire disaster
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1666 - The Great Fire of London
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Dolby-OrangesAndLemons, p. 136, "London's Burning" (1 short text)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 308, 433, "London's Burning"/Fire's Burning"/"Camp Fire's Burning" (notes only)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 51, "London's Burning" (1 text, 1 tune)
BoyScoutSongbook1997, p. 30, "London's Burning" (1 text, 1 tune)
RECORDINGS:
Alessandra Delia-Lôbo, Cameo Delia, "London's Burning" (Piotr-Archive #394, recorded 12/18/2022)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Scotland's Burning" (lyrics)
cf. "Mother Leary's Cow" (lyrics)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
School's Burning
File: Dolb136

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