Richard Pryor (Parody of Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash) - Two Dudes Drinking Podcast

A parody from The Two Dudes Drinking Podcast (Episode 58: 172 Seconds). A parody of “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash.

Art used with permission from kick-ass dude, Josh Gonzalez. Thanks, Josh!

On the late evening of June 9, 1980, during the making of the film Stir Crazy, after days of freebasing cocaine, Pryor poured 151-proof rum all over himself and lit himself on fire. While ablaze, he ran down Parthenia Street from his Los Angeles home, until being subdued by police. He was taken to a hospital, where he was treated for second- and third-degree burns covering more than half of his body. Pryor spent six weeks in recovery at the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital. His daughter, Rain, stated that the incident happened as a result of a bout of drug-induced psychosis.

Crack is a real bad thing
Puts you on a downswing.
I thought I saw a fire
I tripped over Richard Pryor.

I fell into a burning Richard Pryor,
Toot some coke and the flames go higher
And he burned and burned,
Poor Richard Pryor. Poor Richard Pryor.

You don’t freebase cocaine
Then set yourself aflame.
Never seen a thing so wild,
That funny man sure made me smile.

I fell into a burning Richard Pryor,
I dropped my drink and the flames went higher
And he burns and burns,
Poor Richard Pryor. Poor Richard Pryor.

I fell into a burning Richard Pryor,
He ran down the street as the flames went higher
And he burned and burned,
Poor Richard Pryor. Poor Richard Pryor.

And he burns and burns,
Poor Richard Pryor. Poor Richard Pryor.

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