Bob Seger - Fortunate Son Lyrics






Some folks are born, made to wave the flag
Ohh, they're red white and blue
And when the band plays "Hail to the Chief"
Ooh, they point the cannon at you

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no senator's son, no
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
But when the tax man come to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rumage sale

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ohh they'll send ya down to war
But when you ask 'em how much should we give
The only answer's, more, more, more

It ain't me, It ain't me
I ain't no military son, no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no

It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no
It ain't me, it ain't me





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  1. 6.... ....

    Bob booted the arse right out of this. Super cool.

  2. B.... P....

    Man nobody rocks it like Segar. 🎸☺️

  3. A.... L....

    Awesome Fuckin Video!!! Awesome Fucking Song!!!

  4. K.... A....

    I damn love Bob Seger!!! Love his voice!

  5. R.... S....

    Dear Rich Kids and Trust Fund Babies: Do the Rest of Us a Favor, Donate All Your Money to the Poor and Then Go Jump Off the Nearest Bridge.

  6. t.... s....

    always have loved this version...

  7. R.... W....

    Bob could remake Purple People Eater and it would be a jam

  8. M.... T....

    Kenny arnoff ..John melloncamps drummer on this one

  9. E.... R....

    Nice video. Too bad you included Al Gore, who enlisted in the military

  10. R.... ....

    Great montage, I’m tearing up listening to this and thinking how messed up our system is. It’s always the less fortunate that.......(fill in the blank).

  11. v.... w....

    It wasn't known publickly untill maybe the late 70's that the"gulf of Tonkin incident"was all a fake madeup LIE by President Johnson.His millionaire friends made Billions at the expense of American lives.Had the general public known this this country would have been turned upside down.

  12. P.... K....

    I have always liked Seger's version more than the original. Seger has better vocals and the harder edge brings out the song's grittiness. I like it more.

  13. G.... M....

    Only problems are: George H. W. Bush was a fighter pilot during WWII and was a POW after being shot down, LBJ got the Silver Star in WWII, Nixon was in the Pacific during WWII and was just lucky in not seeing combat, Al Gore was on the ground in Vietnam...Obama was about 8 years old during Wood Stock so I don't know how he could have helped...and Cheney actually had legitimate deferments because he had a wife and children, to be fair and accurate. Life is full of nuance.

  14. r.... r....

    Why can't we just give him 4 years and see what Trump does .Fucken dems just keep bitchin .This is still the greatest country in the world.

  15. S.... ....

    Interesting choice of pictures of war criminals.

  16. D.... M....

    Video needs to be updated with Trump.

    D.... M....

    Check 1:21, A.D.D boy

  17. t.... s....

    15 dislikes?? how the fuck does that happen???

  18. e.... ....

    that is just bullshit to put the two different wars together is bull ..... we gotta fight this war Islams is going to kill USA

  19. S.... L....

    Not sure the Al Gore image is appropriate. He WAS a senator's son, and he still went!

  20. B.... ....

    I give it to him besides that the tune was way off

  21. B.... S....

    Great cover of a great song by a great band !

  22. D.... ....

    Bill Clinton 0:54

  23. P.... D....

    A mighty song with a mighty message....

  24. J.... C....

    yeah why did you leave Bill Clinton out

    J.... C....

    Joe Crouch 0:55

  25. D.... ....

    1:21 The video was made five years ago! Little did anyone think that HE would become the next POTUSOA!

    D.... ....

    Hillary typified this song even more than Trump. I am happy with Trump who seems to be trying to end our wars in the Middle East not double down on them because the CIA has too much dirt on you ...

  26. c.... ....

    Yeah, great stuff Dwayne, thanks for the handy work, top song

  27. R.... B....

    Brilliant and true - it's never 'them'!

  28. x.... x....

    WHAT DAFUQ!!! Now it says unavailable in this country....

    x.... x....

    x4g0tt3nSou1 x its to American for your sorry ass

    x.... x....

    x4g0tt3nSou1 x its available now!

  29. x.... x....

    Best song ever

  30. M.... ....

    I must have missed draft dodging Bill Clinton, and a few others....

    M.... ....

    MrJojogun 0:55

    M.... ....

    MrJojogun but DRAFT DODGER TRUMP the 🎃 fuck face is the video

    M.... ....

    you mean draft dodging Bust and Trump

  31. G.... S....

    Thank you very much Uncle Bob love your way

  32. G.... S....

    Thank you very much Uncle Bob love your way

  33. C.... A....

    I like...

  34. J.... ....

    superb song, thnx Bob S

  35. J.... F....

    Awesome version of this song..happy Veteran's Day everyone! Thank you for what you have done

  36. S.... ....

    Of course, many of those fortunate sons didn't shirk from their duty; they just did it in earlier wars.
    JFK, LBJ, Ike, Grant, Truman, Washington, Jackson (the one on the $20.)
    Hell, Jack Kennedy's big bro, Joe jr., same wealthy, powerful clan, served in WWII as a pilot, and was the first prominent victim of the "family curse."
    Not all were so fortunate.

    S.... ....

    True. I think the point of the song is that the privilege exploit the system and never give as much as the less fortunate. Joe and Jack Kennedy didnt HAVE to serve, but the working class and poor had no choice. Its about the rich always having an advantage at the expense of the poor.

    S.... ....

    LBJ did not serve in the military.

  37. S.... ....

    You spared no one; left, right, or center.
    Keep up the good work.
    If no one's getting mad at you, you're not doing a good enough job.

  38. M.... R....

    You're exactly right! I hate to see "pro-war" videos of Vietnam with this song playing in the background. Those who post those videos obviously don't listen closely to the lyrics of this song. Fogerty obviously knows a lot about the poor men being drafted to fight a rich man's war.

  39. g.... f....

    Mitica cancion ,que trata del hijo de un congresista que su papaito lo libra de la guerra ,cuchara de plata y interpretada por el gran Bob Seger.

  40. X.... ....

    the fortunate sons should all be sent first, it's their fight after all.

  41. k.... ....

    One of my faves, and so hard to find! Thanks for posting this!

  42. e.... ....

    Probably the best song ever made being performed by my favorite band, masterpiece.

  43. B.... W....

    Dude same here man KMinator123 I'm planning on going to college first and then the marines to become an officer such as a Lieut.

  44. T.... ....

    I'm 14 and I've decided that I am going into the military army preferably but I can't wait I might do college but I'm not sure but I love watching my role models such a lieutenant colonels that I know but pease pray for me - god bless America

  45. T.... ....

    Originally, it was only available as the B-side of American Storm. Nowadays, it's the last track on the Like A Rock CD.

  46. D.... D....

    Awesome song :,)

  47. S.... M....

    War is the biggest bullshit ever i lost two good friends and good dudes in anfghanistan and since this moment i hate the war extreamly damn america which bullshit the govermant made whith this great land?

  48. J.... K....

    Point is, they don't make music like this ANYMORE, The 60's 70's 80's There will never be music like this EVER !! Case Closed !!

  49. J.... L....

    Trump did not make his fortune by himself. He inherited millions from his father

  50. W.... C....

    too short for too many of them to fit in

  51. F.... W....

    I'm a Vietnam vet and this all is very true. Note: Johnson and Nixon served in the US Navy and both Bushs also served. To be more fair you probably should have posted more Democrats as they were just as guilty as the Republicans you posted. Thanks, and God bless the USA.

    F.... W....

    You're absolutely right about to Democrats, but the generals and the industrial military complex you know the rich guys they are the ones to blame for Vietnam.

  52. M.... B....

    Lol Donald Trump

  53. R.... R....

    this ant live

  54. l.... ....

    incredible version of a thought provoking kickAAAAAAAAASS anthem......sorry to all poor gone soldiers!!!!xox

  55. s.... ....

    It's rather ironic that John Fogerty avoided having to go to Vietnam by being able to join the National Guard even after he was drafted... still, we all know how he felt about that wasted conflict. Regardless of how you felt about the war at the time, we should be ashamed at how we treated our soldiers upon their return, especially compared with today. Those kids did not ask to go there, but they served and deserve our respect.

    s.... ....

    spudmuffin56 national guard gets deployed more then mosy realize

  56. m.... ....

    not biased at all, trump is on here like many rich mans sons who never served a day fighting for this country, and many in the vid are chickenhawks, and if you dont know what that is, it means, Chickenhawk (also chicken hawk and chicken-hawk) is a political term used in the United States to describe a person who strongly supports war or other military action (i.e., a War Hawk), yet who actively avoided military service when of age.

  57. R.... H....

    how true

  58. A.... P....

    yep, but you can even forget the national guard. If you were a "fortunate son" you could just as easily avoid serving anywhere.

  59. C.... G....

    FINALLY
    someone who understands the song.

  60. D.... ....

    This guy gets it ^

  61. R.... O....

    This song isnt "yay america" its "shit i need to find away to stay out of this war, too bad im not a rich guys son". its amazing how blind people are, i like this song for the lyrics and the music, but 90% of the people watching this are going "HELL YEAH! 'MURICA, I SERVED MY COUNTRY IN THE WAR"

  62. R.... O....

    The people in the pictures are fortunate sons, this song is about avoiding the draft by having a rich and powerful family. if you were a fortunate son you would end up in the national guard and the others would end up on the front lines

  63. M.... ....

    This Kicks Ass!!!!

  64. H.... ....

    Is this the right song to support vets with?

  65. K.... ....

    We need to take our country back! From the fucking banks, the fucking corporations, the fucking politicians and the religious elite!! Yet I'm Radical for wanting to preserve this Great Land! Hah

    K.... ....

    Stop sniffin Israel ass and America will be great!

  66. m.... a....

    the 47 PERCENT ALWAYS SERVE AND ALWAYS
    DIE IN AMERICA'S WARS

  67. s.... ....

    this version is on bob's like a rock cd.. seen him do this in 83 there were a group of vietnam vet's in the crowd and before the song bob acknowledge them. after the song every body gave a standing ovation.. helluva show

  68. D.... F....

    absolutely Top Notch ! I like how you picked on both the Dems and Reps ! We r being hoodwinked folks !

  69. L.... N....

    Video is a little biased ain't it? and why is trump in there he made his fortune by himself

  70. W.... L....

    What album is this song on?

  71. l.... ....

    G E N I O U S

  72. T.... ....

    U now what. As long as there's war there is antiwar protesters. Fact of life. Don't ask me why there r doing it cause I don't know. I say stop bitchin about it and it will go by faster then if u get all mad. Not r falt for going to war. The US has all ways had a good explanation for going to war. Nom was the stop Communism and Afghani war was to destroy all the terrorist camps there served al-asad or who ever they were.

  73. b.... ....

    thank you.

  74. H.... M....

    2:04 Next President

  75. S.... J....

    I bet you that Bob Seger and Steve Miller really wanted to be the Creedance Clearwater Revival :)

    S.... J....

    Not sure why you would think that, they were only together five years. All three are brilliant writers for sure but I do know that 45 years with Silver Bullet Band and still selling out North American tours at 72 with a new album every time I think he is quite content being Bob Seger....

  76. R.... R....

    nice job, i liked it !

  77. s.... ....

    thank you so much for posting this! i've been looking for this song for years!

  78. R.... B....

    Beautiful remake!

  79. j.... b....

    great work...super vid

  80. i.... ....

    Ron Paul 2012

  81. s.... G....

    I love everything about what I was told this country stood for sadly it hasn't stood for that a single time since I've been alive. Fuck America I praise the constitution and truth. I better be careful might end up on some list as a threat to national security because I believe in the rule of law. Great song and hopefully the video makes a few people think about what we have allowed our country to become.

  82. i.... ....

    That was an awesome video. Thank you. I am sharing this on my facebook.

  83. H.... M....

    2:10 Next Vice-President

  84. H.... M....

    2:04 Next President

    H.... M....

    Harry Mann Jr 1:21 lol ironic

  85. v.... ....

    Great job! Pics told the whole story in harmony with the song!

  86. H.... M....

    Great Song and a great cover!

  87. l.... ....

    @streak998 What? this is available? I couldn t find it anywhere on iTUNES.......help!!

  88. l.... ....

    Back in the day when I was tending bar in Boston, there was a jukebox!! w/this as aB side...I played the hell out of it....but it is nowhere to be found on iTunes....;-((((

    l.... ....

    It is on the Like A Rock Album if you were still looking for it....

  89. l.... ....

    ab so lute ly a ma zing vid!

  90. D.... ....

    Happy Veterans Day Everybody!

  91. l.... ....

    must.luv

  92. l.... ....

    omg thank you for posting-I have been searching!!!!! XO!~!!!!

  93. l.... ....

    anyone of you wizard know how I could Mp 3 to dload?? Thx!!

  94. l.... ....

    holy shit !!! Seriously? Bow down peeps, bow down....after you rock your asses off...

  95. m.... ....

    Bob Seger & Paul Rodgers are the only ones who can rock like that at there ages ;) They should put them together with Joe Walsh again ;)

  96. k.... ....

    Been searching for this version for years! Thanks so much putting it up! Nobody can rock like Bob Seger.

  97. f.... ....

    @chuckbyf1 WRONG! The only difference is who's sitting in the White House! The media & protests were only against it when a Republican was in office. Now that a Democrat is in Office, they're not going to say a word! The media & College campus's are bought & paid for Propaganda machines for the Left in this Country. Wake up! Democrats are all HYPOCRITES!

  98. r.... m....

    @falcondriver100 The difference is simply nightly news coverage and public protest. Those two things are all but dead in the gutless country. Now we're too preoccupied with reality and entertainment television. Get off your asses America! Anyway, thanks again for uploading this Dwayne.

  99. r.... m....

    I've been looking for this since I heard it in St Pete-Clearwater in 1985. Thanks!