Kelly McGuin
Was ten back when
His mother said here's the deal
You've gotta go and fetch your father
From the fields

But Kelly was cross
That he'd been bossed
Around by his brother Bill
And he vowed to set
A fire upon the hill

FIRE ON THE HILL
FIRE ON THE HILL
THERE'S A FIRE
ON THE HILL

Kelly moved past
The barn alone
Angry in the wind
A pocket full of matches
From the kiln

And when he got
Up to the spot
By Billy's cage and grill
He stooped to start
The fire upon the hill

FIRE ON THE HILL
FIRE ON THE HILL
THERE'S A FIRE
ON THE HILL

Flames burned down
The barn that day
The farmhouse and the still
They day he set
The fire upon the hill

All those things
Could be replaced
But not his dad and Bill
Cuz they died fighting
The fire on the hill

FIRE ON THE HILL
FIRE ON THE HILL
THERE'S A FIRE
ON THE HILL