John Fogerty Lyrics A-H
ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT
BACK IN THE HILLS
BETWEEN THE LINES
BIG TRAIN (FROM MEMPHIS)
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BLUES
CALIFORNIA BLUES (BLUE YODEL #4)
CENTERFIELD
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
COMIN' DOWN THE ROAD
DREAM-SONG
EVIL THING
EYE OF THE ZOMBIE
FLYIN' AWAY
GOIN' BACK HOME
HAVE THINE OWN WAY, LORD
HEADLINES
HEARTS OF STONE
HENRIETTA
HOODOO MAN
ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT (J.C. Fogerty)
Outside my window, I can hear the radio,
And I know that motor wagon is ready to fly,
'Cause it's almost Saturday night.
Bye bye, tomorrow, Jody's gone to the rodeo,
And you know some good old boys are ready to ride,
'Cause it's almost Saturday night.
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Gonna push the clouds away, let the music have it's way,
Let it steal my heart away, and you know I'm-a-goin'!
Outside the ringing, the night train is bringin' me home,
When you hear that locomotion get ready to ride,
'Cause it's almost Saturday night.
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Outside the ringing, the night train is bringin' me home,
When you hear that locomotion get ready to ride,
'Cause it's almost Saturday night.
Oh yeah!
BACK IN THE HILLS (J.C. Fogerty)
This old push-and-shovin' city life, Lord, had really got me down.
I'm goin' back and leaving here tonight, get my feet on the ground.
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I'm goin back (Back to the hills), I'm goin back (Back to the hills),
Goin' back (Back to the hills) Tonight (Back to the hills).
I'm goin back (Back to the hills), I'm goin back (Back to the hills),
Goin' back (Back to the hills) Tonight (Back to the hills).
My time is done for livin' on the run, and the money making schemes,
Feelin' success and takin' all the rest, empty hearts and shattered dreams.
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Oo-oo-oooh!
Oo-oo-oooh!
Back (I'm goin' back to the), Back (I'm goin' back to the),
Back (I'm goin' back to the), Tonight! (I'm goin' back to the)
Back (I'm goin' back to the), Back (I'm goin' back to the),
Back (I'm goin' back to the), Tonight! (I'm goin' back to the)
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Tell your Pa I'm gonna leave it all, he won't be seeing me around,
And if you like, just come along tonight, get your feet on the ground.
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I'm goin' back! (I'm goin' back to the)... etc.
BETWEEN THE LINES (J.C. Fogerty)
Between the lines, that's wond'rin' what to say, when you ain't sayin' nothin',
Between the lines, that's thinkin' about the silence that hides behind your smile,
Between the lines, that's walkin' on eggshells that whisper keep your footing,
Between the lines, that's watchin' what you're doin', pretendin' to be blind.
The truth is just a shadow, you can never pin it down,
And the words are always hollow, never yes or no, they're in the middle ground.
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Between the lines! Between the lines!
Between the lines! Between the lines!
Between the lines. Between the lines.
Between the lines, that's tryin' to guess the meanin', when there ain't none to begin with,
Between the lines, that's waitin' for the warlord to drop the other shoe,
Between the lines, that's wond'rin' why the answer is just another question,
Between the lines, that's thinkin' about the shotgun that's lookin' straight at you.
I was just a shadow, and I never made a sound.
But how can you be livin', when you're just standin' there on the middle ground.
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Between the lines! Between the lines!
Between the lines! Between the lines!
Between the lines! Between the lines!
Between the lines! Between the lines!
Between the lines.
BIG TRAIN (FROM MEMPHIS) (J.C. Fogerty)
When I was young, I spent my summer days playin' on the track.
The sound of the wheels rollin' on the steel took me out, took me back.
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Big Train from Memphis, Big Train from Memphis,
Now it's gone gone gone, gone gone gone.
Like no one before, he let out a roar, and I just had to tag along.
Each night I went to bed with the sound in my head, and the dream was a
song.
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Well I've rode 'em in and back out again - you know what they say about
trains;
But I'm tellin' you when that Memphis train came through,
This ol' world was not the same.
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BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BLUES (Traditional - Arrangement by J.C. Fogerty)
When I was young and in my prime (in my prime!),
I left my home in Caroline.
Now all I do is sit and pine, for all those folks I left behind.
I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, and I sat right here to say,
"My grip is packed to travel, and I'm back to ramble,
To my Blue Ridge far away."
I'm goin' to stay right by my Pa, I'm goin' to do right by my Ma,
I'll hang around the cabin door, no work or worry anymore.
I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, goin' to see my old oak tree,
Gonna hunt the possum where the corn cob blossom,
In my Blue Ridge far away.
Woo!
I see a haze of snowy white, I see a window with light,
I seem to hear them both sigh, "Where is my wand'rin boy tonight?"
I got the Blue Ridge mountain blues, and I stay right here to say,
"Every day I'm countin' 'til I climb that mountain,
In my Blue Ridge far away."
CALIFORNIA BLUES (BLUE YODEL #4) (Jimmie Rodgers)
I'm goin' to California, where they sleep out every night, yeah.
I'm goin' to California, where they sleep out every night, yeah.
I'm leavin' you, Mama, 'cause you know you don't treat me right.
Let me tell you somethin', Mama that you don't know,
Let me tell you somethin', good gal that you don't know,
Yeah, I'm a do-right Papa, and got a home everywhere I go.
I got the California blues, and I'm sure gonna leave here, Lord, Lord.
I got the California blues, and I'm sure gonna leave you here,
I may rob you blind, I ain't got not railroad fare.
Come on in here.
Listen to me, Mama, while I sing this song, Lord.
Listen to your Daddy sing you this lonesome song.
You got me worried now, but I won't be worried long.
I got the California blues, and I'm sure gonna leave here, hey, hey, hey.
I got the California blues, and I'm sure gonna leave you here,
I may rob you blind, I ain't got not railroad fare.
Honey, get over here.
Well, beat the drum and hold the phone - the sun came out today!
We're born again, there's new grass on the field.
A-roundin' third, and headed for home, it's a brown-eyed handsome man;
Anyone can understand the way I feel.
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Oh, put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;
Put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today;
Look at me, I can be Centerfield.
Well, I spent some time in the Mudville Nine, watchin' it from the bench;
You know I took some lumps when the Mighty Casey struck out.
So Say Hey Willie, tell Ty Cobb and Joe DiMaggio;
Don't say "it ain't so", you know the time is now.
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Yeah! I got it, I got it!
Got a beat-up glove, a homemade bat, and brand-new pair of shoes;
You know I think it's time to give this game a ride.
Just to hit the ball and touch 'em all - a moment in the sun;
(pop) It's gone and you can tell that one goodbye!
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Yeah!
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER (J.C. Fogerty)
Aaah!
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Change in the weather, change in the weather,
Somethin's happenin' here.
Change in the weather, change in the weather,
People walkin' round in fear.
Uh huh, you better duck and run,
Get under cover 'cause the change has come.
Storm warning, and it looks like rain,
Be nothin' left after the hurricance.
This here's a jungle, ain't no lie,
Look at the people, terror in their eyes.
Bad business comin', can't be denied,
They're running with the dogs, afraid to die.
CHORUS
Uh huh, you best believe it's true,
The levee's busted, badness comin' through.
Oh no, there ain't no place to hide,
Reach out and pluck you, take you for a ride.
Sea of frustration, take everything in sight,
Won't be no blessing if we make it through the night.
Down on your knees, go ahead and pray,
But every demon has to have his day.
CHORUS
Well! Oh, God!
High noon, I can't believe my eyes,
Wind is ragin', there's a fire in the sky.
Ground shakin', everything comin' loose,
Run like a coward but it ain't no use.
Edge of the river, it's an ugly scene,
People gettin' pushed, people gettin' mean.
The change is comin' and it's gettin' late,
Ain't no survivin', and there ain't no escape.
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Oh!
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Well! Oh, no!
COMIN' DOWN THE ROAD (J.C. Fogerty)
Yeah! Yeah!
It happened just this mornin', you know I woke up feelin' so good,
The sun came over the mountain, just like I always knew it would.
Had another dream about music, you know the kind that they used to play,
There was everyone that I love to hear, marchin' to their own parade.
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And they were comin' down the road, playin' that rock n' roll,
And dontcha feel good 'cause they're comin' down the road.
Saw that Orpheum Theatre, I heard a thousand screamin' guitars,
There was a greasy-haired boy with a wiggle, they thought he was a man from Mars,
Rollin' along with the Fat Man, a piece of country-fried blueberry pie,
I said to myself "Let me hear it on the hill, just one time, one time before I die."
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Yeah!
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Would you like to sail the sea, like a pirate, wild and free?
Cast your whole life upon the wind, well it's your song, and it's your dream.
Would you like, to turn the page; Fight the dragon, or find your maid,
Makin' merry at the village green, well it's your song, and it's your dream.
Would you like to lead the band, hittin' that old time sweet Dixieland,
And that side show go marchin' on, well it's your song, and it's your dream.
Would you like to be a song, like a river just rolls along,
Teach the whole world how to sing, well it's your song, and it's your dream.
It's your song, and it's your dream.
You know I feel just like a prisoner, the way your love has chained me down,
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The other night, I had a feeling there was somebody else in my room,
CHORUS
So I gave your letter to the mailman, I turned your picture to the wall,
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EYE OF THE ZOMBIE (J.C. Fogerty)
Hoo! Oooooh!
Shadows on the mountain, and the night begins to fall;
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Oh! Sneakin' through the long grass on leopard feet silently,
CHORUS
Oh! Hoo! Aaa-aah! Hoo! Aaa-aaa-aaaah!
From out of nowhere he's there, flashing hideous teeth,
CHORUS (X4)
Well I feel like flyin' away, 'cause more and more I'm just in the way, yeah.
Well I feel it now, somehow in me, the power of flight should appear,
Well I feel like flyin' away, and walk on the clouds along the way.
GOIN' BACK HOME (J.C. Fogerty)
(instrumental)
HAVE THINE OWN WAY LORD (Stebbins/Pollard)
Have thine own way, Lord, have thine own way,
Have thine own way, Lord, have thine own way,
Have thine own way, Lord, have thine own way,
Have thine own way, Lord, have thine own
Yeah, hey! What you talkin' about?
I read it in the paper today,
Up in the morning, down the road 'n I'm gone;
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I saw it on the 6:30 news,
CHORUS
Oh! Just another crazy day.
Up on the mountain, man I'm feelin' alright,
CHORUS
Oh! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
Well, hearts of stone will never break,
Well, hearts of stone, will cause you pain,
But they'll say "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
Well, hearts of stone, will cause you pain,
But they'll say "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
(One, two, one, two, three, four...)
Henrietta, baby whatcha do to me?
Henrietta, I say you look so fine,
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Henrietta, why wontcha treat me right?
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Henrietta, why wontcha treat me right?
There's a thing creepin' in the woods,
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I can make like a big ugly bear,
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Every night, when the moon gets high,
But still you have claimed me forever, and that's what scares me most of all!
Ooh! You evil thing, why do you haunt me?
You evil thing, what good is love?
Now I don't know if I was dreamin', but I still get a chill from your perfume.
When my telephone rings, and there's no answer, and the wind comes knockin' at the door,
I can see things flashin' by the window, Lord I can't take it much more!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
But still you have claimed me forever, and that's what scares me most of all!
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Gather up the children, 'fore the darkness takes us all.
Tribe has come together, standin' naked against the night;
Twenty feet from the fire, the evil waits with zombie eyes.
Eye-eye-eye eye of the Zombie!
Eye-eye-eye eye of the Zombie!
A beast already dead comes to join the dance on the zombie.
Ooh! Time has come again - again the moment of truth;
The terror is at hand, and there's nothin' you can do.
Panic in the crowd, helter-skelter, we're brought to our knees.
Back to the darkness, back on the mountain he stands,
You can't fight a shadow, you can't kill a dead man.
Through the night, and far across the sky,
There's another light, you know I must fly.
Far, far away.
I hear a song callin' my name,
And I might be wrong, but I'm goin' just the same.
Far, far away.
Well don't be sad, it's gonna be alright, yeah.
And if you're strong, just come along tonight.
Far, far away; Far, far away.
Thou art the potter, I am the clay,
Mold me and make me, fester thy will,
While I am waiting, gilded and still.
Search me and try me, master today,
Whiter than snow, Lord, push me just down,
As in thy presence humbly I bow.
Wounded and weary, help me I pray,
Power of power, surely is thine,
Touch me and heal me, saviour divine.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
Two cats howlin' 'til the break of day.
Up on the back fence, they're makin' a play;
One stepped across the line, the other blew him away.
Been with my sweetie, we was up all night long.
My head is throbbin', man I gotta find a song,
The radio depress me, tell me what's goin' on?
Headlines, screamin' everywhere I go;
Headlines, like I really want to know;
Headlines, gotta million ways to say,
Another crazy day, Headlines.
Some freakin' deacon wearin' military shoes;
He's mad at me, buddy, he's mad at you,
He's gonna drop the Big One and there's nothin' I can do.
Do, do, do, do.
Been to the temple and I'm sleepin' at night.
Here come a stranger, need a paper to light,
Man, he's bustin' with the news about the fightin' tonight.
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Whoa! Think I'll play all night!
And the love you give, it just won't take.
You can 'em "Please, please, please, please break,"
And all your love is their's to take.
Although you love them, they'll stop you just the same.
You can 'em "Please, please, please, please break,"
And all your love is their's to take.
Everybody knows - I thought you knew; hearts are made of stone."
Whoa!
Although you love them, they'll stop you just the same.
You can 'em "Please, please, please, please break,"
And all your love is their's to take.
Yeah!
Everybody knows - I thought you knew; hearts are made of stone."
Henrietta, you say that you wanna leave,
You got me so shook up, I never ever wanna break free.
Henrietta, will your love be mine?
You're always on the move, hangin' on another line.
The day your love went away, I thought that you was gonna stay
But it was an omen, I tried and tried,
Caught up by all your lies!
Henrietta, you say you'll love with all your might,
Well, love me baby, love me all through the night.
Whoa!
Henrietta, you say you'll love with all your might,
Well, love me baby, love me all through the night.
Like an ill wind that blows no good,
Women and children begin to howl,
When the moon-dog is on the prowl.
I'm a hoodoo-voodoo-magic man, got the devil by the horns,
His mischief in my hands. Ooh-woo-woo!
Ooh-woo-wooooooooooo!
I can fly like a bird in the air,
You could look, but you could not see,
You better make a move 'cause you know it's me.
Come the children through the hoodoo sky,
All the women, they know my name,
'Cause I can fade away, treat 'em all the same.