Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American United States rock rock music band Musical ensemble that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various albums Studio album .
The group consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother and rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug... [read more] - Fortunate Son
Some folks are born, made to wave the flag.Ooh, they're red, white and blue.And when the band plays "Hail to the chief",Ooh, they point the cannon at you, Lord.It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son,...
- Green River
Well, take me back down where cool water flow, yeh.Let me remember things I love.Stoppin' at the log where catfish bite,walkin' along the river road at night,barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight.I can hear the bull...
- Someday Never Comes
First thing I remember was asking papa, why,For there were many things I didn't know.And daddy always smiled and took me by the hand,Saying, someday you'll understand.(chorus:) Well, I'm here to tell you now,...
- Commotion
Traffic in the city turns my head around.No, no, no, no, no.Backed up on the freeway, backed up in the church,Ev'rywhere you look there's a frown, frown.CHORUS:Com, commotion,Git, git, git, gone.Com, commotion,Git,...
- Hello Mary Lou
You passed me by one sunny day Flashed those big brown eyes my way And oo I wanted you forever more Now I´m not one that gets around I swear my feet stuck to the ground And though I never did meet you before Chorus:...
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm I know; It's been comin' for some time. When it's over so they say It'll rain a sunny day I know; Shinin' down like water. CHORUS: I want to know Have you...
- Sweet Hitch Hiker
Was Ridin' along side the highway rollin' up the country side. Thinkin' I'm the devil's heatwave what you burn in your crazy mind? Saw a slight distraction standin' by the road; She was smilin' there yellow in her...
- Who'll Stop The Rain
Long as I remember the rain been comin' down Clouds of mystery pourin' confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages tryin' to find the sun. And I wonder still I wonder who'll stop the rain. I went down...
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Oo Bet you´re wond´ring how I knew ´bout your plans to make me blue With some other guy that you knew before? Between the two of us guys you know I love you more. It took me by surprise I must say when I found...
- The Midnight Special
Well you wake up in the mornin´ you hear the work bell ring And they march you to the table to see the same old thing. Ain´t no food upon the table and no pork up in the pan. But you better not complain boy...
- Lookin Out My Back Door
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin',CHORUS:Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.There's a giant doing...
- Up Around The Bend
There's a place up ahead and I'm goin'Just as fast as my feet can flyCome away, come away if you're goin',Leave the sinkin' ship behind.CHORUS:Come on the risin' wind,We're goin' up around the bend.Ooh!Bring a song...
- Proud Mary
Left a good job in the cityWorkin' for the man ev'ry night and dayAnd I never lost one minute of sleepin'Worryin' 'bout the way things might have beenBig wheel keep on turnin'Proud Mary keep on burnin'Rollin',...
- Down On The Corner
Early in the evenin' just about supper time,Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind.Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up.Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp.Down On The Corner, out...
- Travelin Band
Seven-thirty-seven comin' out of the skyWon't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight rideI wanna movePlayin' in a travelin' bandYeah!Well, I'm flyin' 'cross the land, tryin' to get a handPlayin' in a travelin'...
- Travelin' Band
Seven thirty seven comin' out of the sky Won't you take me down to Memphis on a midnight ride I wanna move Playin' in a travelin' band Yeah! Well I'm flyin' 'cross the land tryin' to get a hand Playin' in a...
- Molina
Chorus: Moli i i i na where you goin' to ? Moli i i i na where you goin' to ? She's daughter to the mayor Messin' with the sheriff Drivin' in a blue car She don't see no red light Chorus She's comin' in the mornin'...
- Sweet Hitch Hicker
Was Ridin' along side the highway, rollin' up the country side.Thinkin' I'm the devil's heatwave, what you burn in your crazy mind?Saw a slight distraction standin' by the road;She was smilin' there, yellow in her...
- I Put A Spell On You
I put a spell on youBecause you're mine.You better stopThe things that you're doin'.I said "watch out!I ain't lyin', yeah!I ain't gonna take none of yourFoolin' around;I ain't gonna take none of yourPuttin' me down;I...
- Hey Tonight
Hey, Tonight,Gonna be tonight,Don't you know I'm flyin'Tonight, tonight.Hey, c'mon,Gonna chase tomorrowTonight, tonight.Gonna get it to the rafters,Watch me now.Jody's gonna get religionAll night long.Hey, c'mon,Gonna...
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain
Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm,I know; It's been comin' for some time.When it's over, so they say, It'll rain a sunny day,I know; Shinin' down like water.CHORUS: I want to know, Have you ever...
- Lookin' Out My Back Door
Just got home from Illinois lock the front door oh boy! Got to sit down take a rest on the porch. Imagination sets in pretty soon I'm singin' CHORUS: Doo doo doo Lookin' out my back door. There's a giant doing...
- Born On The Bayou
Now when I was just a little boy standin' to my Daddy's knee my Poppa said son don't let the man get you do what he done to me 'cause he'll get you 'cause he'll get you now now. I can remember the fourth of July...
- Suzie Q
Oh Suzie Q Oh Suzie Q Oh Suzie Q Baby I love you Suzie Q I like the way you walk I like the way you talk I like the way you walk I like the way you talk Suzie Q (Guitar solo) Oh say that you´ll be true Oh say...
- Susie Q
Oh, susie q, oh, susie q,Oh, susie q, baby I love you, susie q.I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk;I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk, susie q.Well, say that youll be true, well, say that...
- Lodi
Just about a year ago I set out on the road Seekin´ my fame and fortune Lookin´ for a pot of gold Thing got bad things got worse I guess you will know the tune Oh ! Lord Stuck in Lodi again Rode in on the...
- Long As I Can See The Light
Put a candle in the window 'cause I feel I gotta move. Thought I'm goin' goin' I'll be comin home soon long as I can see the light. Pack my bag and let's get moving 'cause I'm bound to drift a while. When I'm gone...
- Bad Moon Rising
I see the bad moon arising.I see trouble on the way.I see earthquakes and lightnin'.I see bad times today.Don't go around tonight,Well, it's bound to take your life,There's a bad moon on the rise.I hear hurricanes...
- Sailor's Lament
Woke up early feelin' light, (shame, it's a shame.)Somebody got to me last night, (shame, it's a shame.)Sat down for a friendly duel, (shame, it's a shame.)With one-eyed jacks 'n' jokers, too, (shame, it's a...
- Born To Move
Ev'ry day i'm gonna strut that stuff.When the music's loud i can't get enough.Singin' hi, singin' hi,Come on feet, teach yourself to move.People shuff'lin' up and down again.Unhappy faces ain't gonna get you...
- (Wish I Could) Hideaway
Howdy, friend, beggin' your pardon,Is there somethin' on your mind?You've gone and sold all your belongings,Is that something in your eye?Well, i know you really neverLiked the way it all goes down;Go on,...
- Chameleon
You took me runnin' up a wrong way street.When we got there, you said, "can't you read ?"I must be blind, but now and then i seeAnother number where mine used to be.Chorus:You keep on changin' your face, like a...
- It's Just A Thought
It's just a thoughtBut i've noticed somethin' strange,Gettin' harder to explain;All the years are passin' bye and bye,Still i don't know what makes it go;Who said to wait and you'll see?It's just a thoughtBut i...
- Pagan Baby
Pagan baby, won't you walk with me?Pagan baby, come on home with me.Pagan baby, take me for a ride.Roll me, baby, roll your big, brown eyes.Yeah! ooh! ooh!Pagan baby, let me make your name.Drive it, baby, drive your...
- Rude Awakening #2
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- Before You Accuse Me
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.You say i've been buyin' another woman clothes,But you've been talkin' to someone else.I called your mama 'bout three or four...
- Ramble Tamble
Chorus:Move,Down the roadI go.ChorusThere's mud in the water,Roach in the cellar,Bugs in the sugar,Mortgage on the home,Mortgage on the home.There's garbage on the sidewalk,Highways in the back yard,Police on the...
- Ooby Dooby
Hey baby, jump over here;When you do the ooby dooby i gotta be there;Chorus:Ooby dooby, ooby dooby, ooby dooby, ooby dooby,Ooby dooby ooby dooby ooby doobyOoby doo wah, doo wah, doo wah, doo wah.Well, you wiggle to...
- My Baby Left Me
Yes, my baby left me, never said a word.Was it something i done, something that she heard?You know she left me, my baby left me.My baby even left me, never said a word.But, i stand at my window, wring my hands and...
- Porterville
It's been an awful long time since i been home,But you won't catch me goin' back down there alone.Things they said when i was young are quite enough to get me hung.I don't care! i don't care!They came and took my dad...
- Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)
I got to have all your love, night and day.Not just a little part, but all of your heart, sugar.Chorus:Ninety-nine and a half just won't do.Oh, no, no, just won't get it.Don' t be led in the wrong direction.To start...
- Gloomy
Some people laugh in the dark,Some people cry alone.Some people talk without sayin' a thing,And ev'rything turns out gloomy.Some people count your money,Someone is countin' your days.And somebody got to keep track of...
- The Working Man
Well, i was born on a sunday; on thursday i had me a job.I was born on a sunday; by thursday i was workin' out on the job.I ain't never had no day off since i learned right from wrong.Mama said i was bad, i did...
- Get Down Woman
Well, get down woman, before i have to go.Well, get down woman, before i have to go.You know, ya hurt me with your bad mouth,An' i just don't wanna know.Well, slow down, baby, and gimme a little time.Well, slow down,...
- Walk On The Water
Late last night, i went for a walk,Down by the river near my home.Couldn't believe, with my own eyes,And i swear i'll never leave my home again.I saw a man walking on the water.Coming right at me from the other...
- Take It Like A Friend
If maybe you'd move over,Gave someone else a chance to try their luck;Instead, you run up closer,Try'n to grab a page before they close the book.Chorus:It was over 'fore it started, seemed so long when we beganHope...
- Sail Away
Lock the door, sun's a fallin'.Poke the fire, don't let the cold in.Gonna try to sail away from the rest of my life.Found a boat to make the break in.Filled with hope 'bout the step i'm takin'.Gonna try to sail away...
- Lookin' For A Reason
Chorus:I'm lookin' for a reason to stay.I'm all wound up and tied in knots today.I'm lookin' for a reason not to go.When the morning comes, i'll be on my way.Ev'ry night i ask myself againJust what it was that made...
- What Are You Gonna Do
When you are alone,You come back cryin' and you want to go home;For someone forgettin' it seemsLike you're lettin' it take you away from me.Was your idea to pack up and go.You said you had no life of your own.Movin'...
- Door To Door
Find me out awalkin', time the whistle starts acallin',Maybe stoppin' early, knockin' at your door.Take so long to answer, lord knows it ain't the milkmanCould be stoppin' early, sellin' door to door.Here's my latest...
- Need Someone To Hold
The sun came up and pushed away the clouds.Stumbled back to my room, really don't know how.I won't wake up 'til this afternoon,Been out walkin' all night again.Stranger here try'n' to have fun.Far from home; it's just...
- Tearin' Up The Country
Playin' a pavilion on the outskirts of town,Playin' where my roller derby rolls.Just a part time music man, a nobody at the plant,I'm tearin' up the country with a song.Mom and papa told me "son, you gotta go to...
- The Night Time Is The Right Time
You know the night time, oh, is the right timeTo be with the one you love.I said the night time, ooh, is the right timeTo be with the one you love.I said the night time, ooh, is the right timeTo be with the one you...
- Tombstone Shadow
Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.Tombstone shadow, stretchin' across my path.Ev'ry time i get some good news, ooh,There's a shadow on my back.Saw the gypsy man, 'way down in san berdoo.Said, i saw the gypsy...
- Wrote A Song For Everyone
Met myself a comin' county welfare line.I was feelin' strung out, hung out on the line.Saw myself a goin', down to war in June.All I want, all I want is to write myself a tune. Wrote a song for ev'ryone,Wrote a song...
- Sinister Purpose
When the sky is grayAnd the moon is hateI'll be down to get you.Roots of earth will shake.Chorus:Sinister purposeKnockin' at your door;Come and take my hand.Burn away the goodness;You and i remain.Did you see the last...
- Cross-Tie Walker
I went down to the station, just to take a ride.I went down to the station, just to take a ride.Found myself on a flatcar, yesterday behind.Pullin' out from the platform, there was no brass band.I pulled out from the...
- Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me)
Who will take the coal from the mine?Who will take the salt from the earth?Who'll take a leaf and grow it to a tree?Don't look now, it ain't you or me.Who will work the field with his hands?Who will put his back to...
- Feelin' Blue
Hey, look over yonder out in the rain,Soakin' wet fever in my brain.Now, i ain't certain which way to go,But i got to move, sure.Chorus:Feelin' blue, blue, blue, blue, blue.Feelin' blue, blue, blue, blue, blue.Feelin'...
- Poorboy Shuffle
Poorboy shuffle.Ok. is it workin'?You heard it. ha ha ha!Hey rooster! hey, rooster!(laughter)Hey!(instrumental)
- Side O' The Road
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- Effigy
Last nightI saw a fire burning onThe palace lawn.O'er the landThe humble subjects watched in mixedEmotion.Chorus:Who is burnin'?Who is burnin'?Effigy.Who is burnin'?Who is burnin'?Effigy.Last nightI saw the fire...
- Cotton Fields
Chorus1:When i was a little bitty babyMy mama would rock me in the cradle,In them old cotton fields back home;Chorus2:It was down in louisiana,Just about a mile from texarkana,In them old cotton fields back...
- It Came Out Of The Sky
Oh, it came out of the sky, landed just a little south of moline.Jody fell out of his tractor, couldn't b'lieve what he seen.Laid on the ground and shook, fearin' for his life.Then he ran all the way to town screamin'...
- Bootleg
Chorus:Bootleg, bootleg;Bootleg, howl.Bootleg, bootleg;Bootleg, howl.Take you a glass of waterMake it against the law.See how good the water tastesWhen you can't have any at all.ChorusFindin' a natural woman,Like...
- Graveyard Train
On the highway, thirty people lost their lives.On the highway, thirty people lost their lives.Well, i had some words to holler, and my rosie took a ride.In the moonlight, see the greyhound rollin' on.In the moonlight,...
- Good Golly Miss Molly
Good golly miss molly, sure like to ball.Good golly, miss molly, sure like to ball.When you're rockin' and a rollin' can't hear your momma call.From the early early mornin' till the early early nightYou can see miss...
- Keep On Chooglin'
Chorus:Keep on chooglin'Keep on chooglin'Keep on chooglin'Chooglin',Chooglin'.Maybe you don't understand it.But if you're a natural man,You got to ball and have a good timeAnd that's what i call chooglin'.Here comes...
- Penthouse Pauper
Now, if i was a bricklayer,I wouldn't build just anything;And if i was a ball player,I wouldn't play no second string.And if i were some jew'lry, baby;Lord, i'd have to be a diamond ring.If i were a secret, lord, i...
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