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Creedence Clearwater Revival : Bayou Country
1969

  1. Born On The Bayou
  2. Bootleg
  3. Graveyard Train

  4. Good Golly, Miss Molly
  5. Penthouse Pauper
  6. Proud Mary
  7. Keep On Chooglin'

Born On The Bayou

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Now, when I was just a little boy
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Standin' to my Daddy's knee
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My papa said, "Son, don't let the man get you an'
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Do what he done to me"
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'Cause he'll get you
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'Cause he'll get you mama
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And I can remember the fourth of July
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Runnin' through the backwood, bare
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And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'
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Chasin' down a hoodoo there
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Chasin' down a hoodoo there
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Born on the bayou
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Born on the bayou
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Born on the bayou
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Wish I was back on the bayou
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Rollin' with some Cajun queen
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Wishin' I were a fast freight train
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Just a chooglin' on down to New Orleans
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Born on the bayou
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Born on the bayou
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Born on the bayou
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And I can remember the fourth of July
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Runnin' through the backwood, bare
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And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin'
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Chasin' down a hoodoo there
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Chasin' down a hoodoo there
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Born on the bayou
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Born on the bayou
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Born on the bayou

Bootleg

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Bootleg, bootleg
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Bootleg, howl
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Bootleg, bootleg
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Bootleg, howl
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Take you a glass of water
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Make it against the law
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See how good the water tastes
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When you can't have any at all Bootleg, bootleg Bootleg, howl Bootleg, bootleg Bootleg, howl Findin' a natural woman Like honey to a bee But you don't buzz the flower When you know the honey's free Bootleg, bootleg Bootleg, howl Bootleg, bootleg Bootleg, howl
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Suzy maybe give you some cherry pie But Lord, that ain't no fun Better you grab it when she ain't lookin' 'Cause you know you'd rather have it on the run Bootleg, bootleg Bootleg, howl Bootleg, bootleg Bootleg, howl

Graveyard Train

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On the highway, thirty people lost their lives
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On the highway, thirty people lost their lives
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Well, I had some words to holler, and my Rosie took a ride
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In the moonlight, see the Greyhound rollin' on
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In the moonlight, see the Greyhound rollin' on
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Flyin' through the crossroads, Rosie ran into the Hound
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For the graveyard, thirty boxes made of bone
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For the graveyard, thirty boxes made of bone
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Mister Undertaker, take this coffin from my home
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x32
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In the midnight, hear me cryin' out her name
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In the midnight, hear me cryin' out her name
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I'm standin' on the railroad, waitin' for the Graveyard Train
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On the highway, thirty people turned to stone
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On the highway, thirty people turned to stone
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Oh, take me to the station, 'cause I'm number thirty-one

Good Golly, Miss Molly

<Little Richard>
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Good golly Miss Molly, sure like a ball
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Good golly Miss Molly, sure like a ball
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When you're rocking and a rolling
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Can't hear your mama call
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From the early early morning To the early early night You can see miss Molly rocking At the house of blue light
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Good golly Miss Molly, sure like a ball
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When you're rocking and a rolling
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Can't hear your mama call Her mom and poppa told me Son, you better watch your step If I knew my mom and pop I'll have to watch my poppa's step Good golly Miss Molly, sure like a ball When you're rocking and a rolling Can't hear your mama call I'm going to the corner Gonna buy a diamond ring Would you pardon me again, son And ting a-ling a-ling Good golly Miss Molly, sure like a ball When you're rocking and a rolling Can't hear your mama call
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Good golly Miss Molly, sure like a ball
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Good golly Miss Molly, sure like a ball
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When you're rocking and a rolling
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Can't hear your mama call
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Penthouse Pauper

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Now if I were a brick layer, I wouldn't build just anything
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If I were a ball player, I wouldn't play no second string
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If I were some jewellery baby, Lord I'd have to be a diamond ring
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If I were a secret, Lord I never would be told
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If I were a jug of wine, Lord my flavor would be old
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I could be almost anything, but it got to be twenty-four carrot solid gold

Proud Mary

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Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
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Big wheel keep on turnin'
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Proud Mary keep on burnin'
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Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of 'pane down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river If you come down to the river Bet you're gonna find some people who live You don't have to worry, 'cause you have no money People on the river are happy to give Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud Mary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Keep On Chooglin'

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Keep on chooglin' Keep on chooglin' Keep on chooglin' Chooglin', chooglin'
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Maybe you don't understand it But if you're a natural man You got to ball and have a good time And that's what I call chooglin' Here comes Mary looking for Harry She going to choogle tonight Here comes Louie, works in the sewer He going to choogle tonight Keep on chooglin' Keep on chooglin' Keep on chooglin' Chooglin', chooglin'
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Keep on chooglin' Keep on chooglin' Keep on chooglin' Chooglin', chooglin' If you can choose it, who can refuse it You all be chooglin' tonight Go on, take your pick, right from the get go You got to choogle tonight Keep on chooglin' Keep on chooglin' Keep on chooglin' Chooglin', chooglin'
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