Ring of Fire is a song made popular by Johnny Cash. The song was originally written by June Carter Cash (Johnny Cash’s second wife) and a songwriter called Merle Kilgore.
This song was recorded in 1963 and was the biggest hit of Johnny Cash’s career.
Live version:
Recorded Version:
Listen to the song and complete the lyrics. You’ll notice that some parts of the song and answers are repeated:
| Ring of Fire | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics | Wordbank |
| Love is a burnin’ thing, And it [1] _______ a fiery ring Bound by wild desire I [2] ____ into a ring of fire.I [3] _____ into a burnin’ ring of fire I [4] _____ down, down, down And the flames [5] _____ higher, And it [6] ______, ________, _______ The ring of fire, the ring of fire. I [3] _____ into a burnin’ ring of fire The [7] _____ of love is sweet I [3] _____ into a burnin’ ring of fire I [3] _____ into a burnin’ ring of fire And it [6] ______, ________, _______ |
1. went
2. taste 3. makes 4. meet 5. fell 6. burns REMEMBER |
Discussion Questions:
1.) Why do you think Johnny Cash describes love as a burning ring of fire?
2.) Johnny Cash uses the present simple and past simple to describe different thing in the song. When does he use the present simple and past simple? Why does he use these two different tenses?
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