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, burns, burns
The ring of fire, the ring of fire

Ring of Fire (1963); co-written with Merle Kilgore · June Carter Cash performance · Anita Carter version (1963) · Johnny Cash performance (1987) · Johnny Cash performance (1994) · Live performance by June (1999)