Song title: Ring of fire
(Carter, Kilgore) by Johnny Cash (Columbia 42788), 1963
Ring of fire
Love is a burnin’ thing,
And it makes a fiery ring
Bound by wild desire --
I fell into a ring of fire.
I fell into a burnin’ ring of fire --
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher,
And it burns, burn, burns,
The ring of fir, the ring of fire.
The taste of love is sweet
When hearts like ours meet.
I fell for you like a child --
Oh, but the fire ran wild.
I fell into a burnin’ ring of fire --
I went down, down, down
And the flames went higher,
And it burns, burn, burns,
The ring of fir, the ring of fire.
I fell into a burnin’ ring of fire --
I went down, down, down,
And the flames went higher,
And it burns, burn, burns,
The ring of fir, the ring of fire.
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 13/03/1973 Oliver's, Boston,MA ,USA during the Greetings Tour
- 12/01/1974 Joint In The Woods, Parsipanny,NJ ,USA during the Pre-BTR gigs
- 14/03/1988 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland,OH ,USA during the Tunnel of Love Tour, during the soundcheck.
- 18/11/2009 Sommet Center, Nashville,TN ,USA during the Working on a dream tour
- 30/09/2018 Beach, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database
First known live performance: 13/03/1973 Oliver's, Boston,MA ,USA
Last known live performance: 30/09/2018 Beach, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Song 'history':
Played live 1 time(s) during the so-called 'Greetings Tour'
and 1 time(s) during the gigs preceeding the official Born To Run Tour.
Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.
In the Tunnel of Love tour, the song was only practiced (14/03/1988 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland,OH ,USA, during the soundcheck.)
but never played in the regular set.
One only performance during the Working on a Dream tour (18/11/2009 Sommet Center, Nashville,TN ,USA)
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database