There's nothing to do here
Some just whine and complain
In bed at the hospital

Coming and going
Asleep and awake
In bed at the hospital

Tell me the story
Of how you ended up here
I've heard it all in the hospital

Nurses are fussin'
Doctors on tour
Somewhere in India

I got one friend
Laying across from me
I did not choose him
He did not choose me

We got no chance of recovery
Sharing hospital, joy and misery
The joy and misery, the joy and misery

Put out the fire boys, don't stop don't stop
Put out the fire on us
Put out the fire boys, don't stop don't stop
Put out the fire on us
Bring your buckets by the dozens
Bring your nieces and your cousins
Come put out the fire on us

Vietnam fishing trips
Italian opera
Vietnam fishing trips
Italian opera

I got one friend laying across from me
I did not choose him, he did not choose me
We've got no chance of recovery
Sharing hospital joy and misery
The joy and misery
The joy and misery
The joy, the joy, the joy, misery

Put out the fire boys, don't stop don't stop
Put out the fire on us
Put out the fire boys, don't stop don't stop
Put out the fire on us
Bring your buckets by the dozens
Bring your nieces and your cousins
Come put out the fire on us


Lyrics submitted by euthanasia27, edited by dodgerblue, 13thAllieCat

Hospital Beds Lyrics as written by Matthew Cole Aveiro Jonathan Bo Russell

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    This song is about the importance of the baptism.

    "I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire." (Matthew 3:11)

    In the lyrics he says "brings the bring the buckets by the dozens" and continues, "bring your nieces and your cousins put out the fire on us"

    sungison October 18, 2008   Link

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