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The lyrics to “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Fortunate Son quick summary
- Recording: “Fortunate Son” is credited to Creedence Clearwater Revival.
- Released: 1994 on “Creedence Clearwater Revival, Volume 1”.
- Length: The recording runs 2:32.
- Genre: Filed under Pop.
- Lyrics: This page has 28 lyric lines and 30 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
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- Written by: John Fogerty.
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Fortunate Son lyrics by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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0:18Some folks are born made to wave the flag
0:22They're red, white and blue
0:25And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"
0:29They point the cannon at you, Lord
0:33It ain't me, it ain't me
0:36I ain't no senator's son, son
0:40It ain't me, it ain't me
0:44I ain't no fortunate one
0:47Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand
0:51Lord, don't they help themselves, yeah
0:54But when the taxman comes to the door
0:58The house look a like a rummage sale
1:02It ain't me, it ain't me
1:05I ain't no millionaire's son, no, no
1:09It ain't me, it ain't me
1:12I ain't no fortunate one
1:19♪
1:29Yeah, some folks inherit star-spangled eyes
1:34They send you down to war
1:38And when you ask 'em, "How much should we give?"
1:41They only answer, "More, more, more"
1:45It ain't me, it ain't me
1:49I ain't no military son, son
1:52It ain't me, it ain't me
1:56I ain't no fortunate one, one
2:00It ain't me, it ain't me
2:03I ain't no fortunate one
2:07It ain't me, it ain't me
2:10I ain't no fortunate one
2:12♪
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Fortunate Son song profile
“Fortunate Son” is a recording credited to Creedence Clearwater Revival. This record joins its available release fields, dated chart position and lyric timing. Continue with more Creedence Clearwater Revival lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Pop song lyrics.
- 1994Released
- 2:32Length
- 28Lyric lines
- 30Timed cues
- 114sTimed span
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “Creedence Clearwater Revival, Volume 1.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 1994. The identified recording runs 2:32. The available writing credit lists John Fogerty.
Lyric structure
This transcription is organized into 7 text sections with 28 readable lines. This edition carries 30 timed lyric cues spanning about 114 seconds. AskLyrics detected 2 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. During playback, the saved offset corrects the difference between video time and the lyric timeline.
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- Album / release
- Creedence Clearwater Revival, Volume 1
- Released
- 1994
- Length
- 2:32
- Written by
- John Fogerty
- Recording source
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