Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire - 1/3/87 Austin City Limits, Austin, TX, USA Season 12, Episode 8 • Aired on #PBS 9/8/87 Lyrics [Verse 1] Love is a burning thing And it makes a fiery ring Bound by wild desire I fell in to a ring of fire [Chorus] I fell into a burning 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 I fell into a burning ring of fire I went down, down, down And the flames went higher And it burns, burns, burns