Fogerty, John - Born On The Bayou Lyrics






Now when I was just a little boy
Standin' to my Daddy's knee,
My poppa said, "Son, don't let the man get you
Do what he done to me.
'Cause he'll get you,
'Cause he'll get you now, now."

And I can remember the fourth of July,
Runnin' through the backwoods bare.
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin',
Chasin' down a hoodoo there,
Chasin' down a hoodoo there.

[CHORUS:]
Born on the Bayou,
Born on the Bayou,
Born on the Bayou,
Yoh, yoh.

Wish I was back on the Bayou
Rollin' with some Cajun Queen.
Wishin' I were a fast freight train
Just a-chooglin' on down to New Orleans.

[CHORUS]
Do it, do it, do it, do it.
Oh, Lord.

Oh, get back, boy.

I can remember the fourth of July,
Runnin' through the backwoods bare.
And I can still hear my old hound dog barkin',
Chasin' down a hoodoo there,
Chasin' down a hoodoo there.

[CHORUS]
Alright! Do, do, do, do.

Mm-mm-mmm, oh...





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  1. M.... O....

    Solamente se me ocurre una palabra !!Genial¡,

  2. T.... T....

    perfect rock song

  3. S.... S....

    His voice is insane

  4. c.... ....

    Is that Elliot Stabler on the drums from Law & order: SVU

    c.... ....

    no....it's Kenny Aronoff

  5. A.... P....

    John Fogerty – guitar, vocals
    Johnny Lee Schell – guitar, backing vocals
    Michael Canipe – guitar, backing vocals
    Bob Glaub – bass
    Kenny Aronoff – drums

  6. r.... r....

    Drummer is good.

  7. S.... D....

    Nectar for the soul!!

  8. d.... ....

    OMG Fogerty is just killing it!! So much soul, funk, rhythm, everything. He’s amazing!

  9. S.... K....

    The world thanks john for his voice!my all time favorite👊👊👊👊

  10. G.... S....

    Musical Genius !

  11. J.... G....

    Gawdam man!!! Love Fogerty!! Rocks the shit out of everything!!!

  12. S.... N....

    John Fogerty is CCR!

  13. G.... H....

    Drummer Fuckin hopelessness

  14. W.... G....

    Que clássico! Sensacional!!!

  15. J.... ....

    damn this is so good!

  16. A.... B....

    John looks great.......takes care of himself, not a strung out junkie.

  17. d.... i....

    Fogerty doesn't get the credit he deserves as a guitarist and a vocalist ❣️

    d.... i....

    Since when?

  18. F.... d....

    Still prefere the pitch of is voice on the original track..still good anyways..

  19. R.... G....

    Vietnam

  20. M.... G....

    Kenny aronof es el mejor batero del mundo....

  21. H.... K....

    Suckers, John was born in Berkeley, CA. in a really nice neighborhood....

    H.... K....

    Harry Kuheim yeah we know, who cares

    H.... K....

    @Smith , I think Harry means that you would have thought that CCR were a bunch of poor Southerners. At least that's what I assumed as a 10 year old in 1968. The Beatles, Three Dog Night and CCR were on the radio all the time.

  22. S.... M....

    His voice lost the punch that it had. Sorry, but it's true.

    S.... M....

    Is it supposed to be better at his age?

  23. T.... M....

    Awesomely good.

  24. D.... B....

    Fabulous Group,,

  25. K.... M....

    'Oh yeeeaaahh!
    Let's Rock and Roll 😍

  26. c.... g....

    I always listened to this song with my uncle El Ñeron (rip) really i miss you....

  27. E.... B....

    Is that Jimmy Vaughan and SRV look alike??

  28. g.... ....

    Guitarwork clean af

  29. T.... ....

    Sweet!!! Drummer must have burned 3 days worth of calories on that one!

    T.... ....

    Kenny is a phenomenal drummer. Puts his everything into every project he works on!

  30. p.... c....

    oh yeah

  31. M.... O....

    simplemente....¡¡¡¡NO MAMES!!!!!!

  32. S.... S....

    Probably my favorite opening song of any concert I've attended. Love the anticipation before that familiar riff and then Aronoff really kicks it into gear. Thrilling for a guy who spent most of his life thinking he'd never hear a CCR song live because of all the Fogerty-Zaentz legal issues.

  33. f.... A....

    Fogerty...one of my Rock n Roll heroes! If you like, you can hear my version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hC-FgLQLqM and you can hear my original music at www.fiZ4ever.com Wishing you all...peace.luv.music! -fiZ

  34. Z.... W....

    well the big two, i say the big three the beatles and the rolling stones and credence. I do not even like the first two mentioned. Nobody will sound like john fogerty for another thousand years at least!

  35. K.... I....

    That was tremendous

  36. G.... A....

    Good song amzing illov it

  37. q.... ....

    The set was perfect. The song, over the top!

  38. M.... ....

    Amazing song !

  39. J.... P....

    dynamite version

  40. J.... R....

    I didn't know Matt Lauer played the drums LOL

    J.... R....

    Matt Loser.

  41. J.... B....

    LOVE how they slow this one down and really bring out the soul of this song!!!!
    Love it!!!!

  42. L.... T....

    Wat een heerlijke drummer !!

  43. K.... D....

    Rock and Roll!

  44. V.... C....

    SIN DESPERDICIO.

  45. T.... F....

    Fogerty is the man. Survived highschool with all his great music. Oh man how did i survive. Muscle cars, Budweiser and kona gold.

  46. G.... R....

    why manu ginobili is playin the drums?

    G.... R....

    Gabriel Roca Santos se parece mas al papa francisco

  47. L.... P....

    Kenny on drums. Perfect!!!

    L.... P....

    Yeah. Totally missing the groove.

    L.... P....

    @mftorino I disagree , it's the best part of the vid.

    L.... P....

    Drummers drum, that's kind of what they do. It's the sound board man's job to mix...... but, it was perfectly mixed!!

    L.... P....

    The drummer makes it! All coked up, or the greatest gig he ever did, your pick. I love his enthusiasm!

    L.... P....

    @TexasBoy1965 lol what?

  48. E.... S....

    what concert is this?

    E.... S....

    Eric Serra it is called Premonition. The set list is just great.

  49. B.... P....

    Fogerty Sounds a lot better with good mucisians Than with the ccr leeches

  50. T.... T....

    WISHIN I WAS A FAST FREIGHT TRAIN CHOOGLIN ON DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS !

  51. E.... ....

    ~^.^~
    Oh ! John Fogerty ~
    I feel as I am in the Bayou ~
    <3

  52. C.... ....

    best version I've ever seen.

  53. D.... k....

    this guy has it all!

  54. J.... A....

    LA BATERÍA ESTÁ BRUTAL!! ESPECTACULAR!!

    J.... A....

    José Aguilera Simón que si carnal

    J.... A....

    totalmente cierto. desde el primer golpe se distingue la potencia del tipo.

  55. g.... b....

    tres bon rhitme j'adore>+++++++!

    g.... b....

    thanks 'rade l( good evning )***

  56. T.... ....

    Handsome man ..( I always loved the music)

  57. l.... ....

    pure Creedence !

  58. R.... C....

    Love  it.  Love  all  his  songs, but this  might  be  my  favorite.  Reminds  me  of LOUISIANA  where  my  wonderful  Grandmother  who  I  Love  and  miss  so much was  from.

    R.... C....

    Im miss grandma too.

  59. A.... J....

    That man still has it.

  60. l.... ....

    Still my favorite Creedence song.....and possibly the funkiest song ever written by a white boy.

    l.... ....

    lightcaesar

    Nah, Tony Joe White was WAY funkier. Polk Salad Annie, I Get Off On It, Swamp Rat. TJW was the coolest kid in the school. RIP, TJW.

    l.... ....

    @topbandinternational ...hard to believe you jammed with this guy.. you're new album has alot of fogerty https://open.spotify.com/album/7kSSVEwv89HyORbpE3MafZ?si=LR-j4O5dSAKqBFl2ClmSEQ

  61. A.... R....

    fine business !!!!!!

  62. k.... ....

    Yup. Took some searching, but that's Kenny Aronoff. He is and always has been an in-demand session and "sideman" drummer for the likes of Fogerty, Elton John, Bon Jovi, Stones, Mellencamp, Conway Twitty, BB King, Ray Charles, Santana, J. Cash, just to name a few. The man is certainly versatile.

    k.... ....

    Old post but I came across this video and thought who the hell is that drummer. The guy was into it bigtime and tearing up. So thank you... now i know. :)

  63. M.... T....

    Is that Kenny Aranoff on drums??Bad ass!solid as hell.

  64. G.... J....

    Jhon Fogerty, exvocalista de la legendaria banda Creedence Revival. excelente melodía.

  65. E.... C....

    What a great music to open a concert.

  66. R.... H....

    My first favorite hard rock song as a boy in the early 70s. That singing and guitar style has been copied by many and mastered by none. I am CCR's number one fan.

  67. N.... L....

    MUTO BUM

  68. m.... t....

    my man

  69. J.... ....

    United States greatest song writer EVER, a national treasure

  70. L.... ....

    The Premonition live CD is the best collection of JF tracks!!

  71. E.... M....

    John's the BEST ! Doesn't get any Better than This BABY !!!!

    Keep On Rockin ! John !

  72. 1.... ....

    I was born on the Bayou and I live on the Bayou in Louisiana. This is my theme song. Everytime I cross the border back into GOD's Country, I have to play this song.

    1.... ....

    I wonder what southern folks thought of CCR when they got famous? I assume they thought CCR was great until they discovered the band was from California, and in fact the very liberal Bay Area? I live in Wisconsin and thought CCR was a southern band when I was a kid in the '60's.

  73. b.... ....

    que bueno amigo, me alegro contigo. son momentos inolvidables entonces.

    b.... ....

    De beste Amerikaanse zanger

  74. W.... D....

    Saw JC do this at the Florida Theater in Jacksonville with my brother and his son on my 38th
    birthday. It was my best birthday gift I ever got. Thanks, John, for all the great music.