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Ellis Paul: Five Alarm Fire on the 4th of July (Official Video)

“Five Alarm Fire on the 4th of July” is the true story of Ellis Paul’s family reunion in Washburn, Maine back in 1979. The song appears on his album THE STORYTELLER'S SUITCASE on his own imprint, Rosella Records. Using archival family footage from that day and other family gatherings, Ellis has assembled a video that is both heart warming and humorous, reminding us all that every family mishap can be overcome by a circle of family support. Support Ellis' creative world by subscribing to his Patreon page for continuing first access to songs, videos, art and more-- It starts for as little as $1/month!   / ellispaul   From the album THE STORYTELLER'S SUITCASE https://smarturl.it/EllisPaulTSS Five Alarm Fire on the 4th of July (The Plissey Family Picnic) Grandpa's drinking whiskey on the sofa The sofa's in the middle of a bonfire Bottle rockets and lawn darts flyin' Nobody died But everyone was tryin' It's my family reunion It's the summer of '79 Pails and kettles filled to the brim With wild strawberries The screen door's crackin' From kids running back to the woods We told Grandma we found Uncle Terry's homegrown pot plants She said she'd leave 'em In the will if we are good (Chorus) Oh, There ain't a party Till the cops show up With four fire engines And bearded men in pick up trucks (vikings, pirates, buccaneers, serial killers) The flames from the farmhouse Are 30 feet high (40, 50, 100, 1,000) It's a five alarm fire on the 4th of July Forty grandkids climbin' The apple trees half naked Uncle Fred's underneath his car With an acetylene torch They say it only takes a spark To get a party goin' Well, the car caught fire, Then the garage, Then the whole damn porch Burgers flipping like horseshoes Out on the back grill We're tryin' to get A family photo taken But forty kids won't sit still And Aunt Diane is flashin' The camera with her boobies Uncle Buck is rolling somethin' He calls a Mon-ster Doo-bie Seems like the whole town Of Washburn, Maine Came to the party Kids were shakin' Polaroids They took with the firemen And yes, the farmhouse did burn down But not the memories And Aunt Diane, she sure did Make herself a few new friends Oh, its a five alarm fire On the 4th of July Strawberry shortcake Three stacks high Smoke 'em if you got 'em Let the fireworks fly It's a five alarm fire On the 4th of July We are family We are family We are family