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"Scorchies Burning" was a round song sung by the Scorchies as they were killed by fireworks. (AUDIO: Encore of the Scorchies)

Lyrics[]

Scorchies burning. Scorchies burning.

Made of sawdust. Made of sawdust.

Fire hazard. Fire hazard.

Pour on water. Pour on water.

(AUDIO: Encore of the Scorchies)

Behind the scenes[]

This song is a parody of the real-world nursery rhyme London's Burning.

Songs original to Doctor Who

Songs from television stories

Diegetic	"The Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon" • "Chromophone Band" • "Venusian lullaby" • "The King's Song" • "In a Dream" • "Love Don't Roam" • "My Angel Put the Devil in Me" • "The Stowaway" • Songs of Freedom and Captivity • "We Shall Fare Well" • "Vale Decem" • "Abigail's Song" • "Long Song" • "Clara" • "The Lost" • "The Goblin Song" • "Twist at the End"

Extra-diegetic	"Song for Ten" • "Nightvisitor"

Songs from audio stories

Diegetic	"I Am the Very Model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer" • "Children of Tomorrow" • "Jo Is Making a Thing" • "We Killed the Doctor Dead!" • "We Are the Scorchies" • "Goodnight" • "Nancy's Song" • "I've Been a Fool" • "Lost Souls" • "Habeas Corpus" • "I'll Never Get a Spin-Off" • "Scorchies Burning"

Extra-diegetic	"Christmas Time"

An "original song" is a piece of music that has vocal accompaniment that debuted on Doctor Who, or a Doctor Who spin-off.

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