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Some folks are born, made to wave the flag
Ooo, their red, white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"
Ooo, they point the cannon at you, Lord
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no
Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, y'all
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no
Yeah, yeah
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer "More! More! More!", y'all
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no military son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, one
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate one, no, no, no
It ain't me, it ain't me, I ain't no fortunate son, no, no, no
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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Corrosion Of Conformity - Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) Lyrics
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son [Live][#][*] Lyrics
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Sleater-Kinney - Fortunate Son (CCR cover) Lyrics
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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", oh, they point the cannon at you, ...
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Bob Seger - Fortunate Son Lyrics
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4. View by: Highest Rated; Most Recent; Oldest First. General Comment. This is Credence Clearwater Revival. Fogerty/Seger - ...
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Who'll Stop the Rain? Lyrics
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From John Fogerty's book Fortunate Son: pg. 195: That's really a protest song...I was going at it sideways. With "I went down Virginia," I' ...
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U2 - Native Son Lyrics
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When I hear Bono singing this song, I feel like he's writing a companion to Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son, which U2 covered as a B-side to Who's ...
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Run Through the Jungle Lyrics
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This song is better than Fortunate Son...the introduction sounds a like a jet going overhead. That's a sweet piece of music.
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Corrosion Of Conformity Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More at SongMeanings! song lyrics, song meanings, albums, music and more ... Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater ...
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son
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As one of the most famous protest songs of the Vietnam War era, “Fortunate Son” revives this timeless message with the snarl and swagger of the 1960s righteous rock and roll.
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Bob Seger – Fortunate Son
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[Intro] / This is by a band I, I've always loved called the Creedence Clearwater Revival. The name of the song is "Fortunate Son." / [Verse 1] / Some folks are born made to wave
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (Live)
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[Verse 1] / 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 / [
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Bliss n Eso – Fortunate Son
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[Verse 1: Eso & Bliss] / Uh, yo, some folks are born made to wave the flag, uh / Ooh they're red, white and blue (b–b–b–blue, b–blue) / And when the band plays Hail to the Chief
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Jessy Carolina – Fortunate Son
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“Fortunate Son” was an anti-war song written at the height of the Vietnam War. So it’s adequate that BioShock Infinite features it being sung by a bystander as the floating city of
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Lyle Workman (Ft. The Forest Rangers) – Fortunate Son
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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
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Clutch – Fortunate Son (The Weathermaker Vault Series)
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[Verse 1] / 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" / Oh, they point the cannon at you, Lord / [
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Creedence Clearwater Revival – Down on the Corner
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The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 December 1969. The flip, “Fortunate Son”, reached #14 on the United States charts on 22 November 1969, the week before
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Circle Jerks – Fortunate Son
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[Verse 1] / Some folks are born to wave the flag / The red, white and blue / And when the band plays 'Hail to the Chief' / They'll point the cannons right at you / [Chorus 1] / It
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Cat Power – Fortunate Son
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Some folks are born made to wave the flag / Ooh, the red, white and blue / And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief" / They point the cannon right at you, Lord / It ain't me, it
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Aloe Blacc – Fortunate Son
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[Verse 1] / Some folks is born to wave the flag / Ooh, they're red and they're white and they're blue / And when the band plays Hail To The Chief / Ooh, they pointin' the cannon at
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Pearl Jam – Fortunate Son
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[Verse 1] / Some folks are born made to wave that flag / Ooh that red, white 'n blue / And when they play Hail to the Cheif / Ooh they point the cannon at you, Lord / [Chorus] / It
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