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Look at all the happy people dancing on the lawn.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
I don't have a funny story, but I think Credence Clearwater Revival is no doubt one of the champions of bands with misunderstood lyrics. As a guitarist who adores Credence, it took pain-staking, pre-internet hours to decipher what exactly they were singing about at times. Your site is great, by the way. Thanks!
Look at all the happy preachers dancing on the lawn
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
Look at all those happy creatures dancing on and on.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
Jews, Jews, Jews, lookin' out my backdoor
Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door
"Memories of an elephant" are playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
There was a musical group in the seventies called "Elephant's Memory".
All our troubles, Illinois
Forward troubles, Illinois
All that troubles Illinois
Forward troubles Illinois
All that troubles Illinois
Forward troubles, Illinois
Amber green's an avalanche a-playin' in the band.
or
Amber jean's an avalanche a-playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Amerasian elephants
Tambourines and elephants
Ann Marie and Penelopins. (A variant of Penelope)
Tambourines and elephants
Anne Marie's an elephant.
Tambourines and elephants
Blue, Blue, Blue
Doo, Doo, Doo
Damn Marines and elephants, all playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants, all playin' in the band.
Damn, Eurasian elephants are playing in the band
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Dime store victrolas
Listening to Buck Owens.
Dinosaur victrolas
Listening to Buck Owens.
"Dime store Victrolas" sound kinda lo-fi - like Fogerty's voice.
Dinosaur betrothals, listenin' to Beethoven
Dinosaur victrolas
Listening to Buck Owens.
Dinosaur is crowin' listening to Buck Owens,
Dinosaur victrolas
Listening to Buck Owens.
Dinosaur thrower - listenin' to Buck Owens
...
Wonderous apparitions provided by magicians
...
All her troubles - Illinois I lock the front door, oh boy
Dinosaur Victrola, listenin' to Buck Owens
...
Wonderous apparition provided by magician
...
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
Dinosaurs patrolin'
Listening to Buck Owens.
Dinosaur victrolas
Listening to Buck Owens.
Dinosaurs patrolling
Listening to Beethoven.
Dinosaur victrolas
Listening to Buck Owens.
Doo-doo-doo, lookin' up her back door.
Doo-doo-doo, lookin' out my back door.
Doo-doo-doo, runnin' out my back door.
Doo-doo-doo, lookin' out my back door.
Doot Doot Doot, Dootin' doot dooo, back door.
Doo-Doo-Doo, lookin' out my backdoor.
CCR has enough misunderstood lyrics to keep this site going forever!
Du-Du-Dude, leakin' on my back door.
Doo-Doo-Doo, lookin' out my backdoor.
Du-Du-Dude, lookin' out my back door
Doo-Doo-Doo, lookin' out my backdoor
Dude, dude, dude lookin' out my back door
Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door.
Dude, dude, dude, lookin' at my backdoor.
Doo-Doo-Doo, lookin' out my backdoor.
Dude, dude, dude; dude, get out my back door.
Doo, doo, doo, lookin’ out my back door.
Dude, dude, dude
Doo, doo, doo
Follow me tomorrow
Today I'll find no sorrows.
Bother me tomorrow
Today I'll buy no sorrows.
Forward troubles, Illinois
Just got home from Illinois.
Glistening tuba blowin'
List'ning to Buck Owens
Just got home from Illinois
Lock the front door open.
Just got home from Illinois
Lock the front door, oh boy!
Listen tuba blowin'
List'ning to Buck Owens
Listening to begoins
Listening to Buck Owens
Listening to the low winds
Listening to Buck Owens
Listening two buck owls
List'ning to Buck Owens
Look at all the happy creatures dancin' all alone
Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn
Look at all the happy creatures dancing all alone
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the sun
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
Look at all the healthy creatures dancing all alone.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
Anne Marie's an elephant
or
Memories of elephants playin' in the band
or
Ma'am Maurice and Elvis are playin' in the band
or
Ma'am Maurice and Elvis are playin' in the band
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Memories of elephants playin in the band
or
Ma'am maurice and Elvis are playin' in the band
or
Ma'am maurice and Elvis are playin' in the band
Tambourines and elephants all playin' in the band
Mammaries & elephants
Are playing in the band.
or
Memories of Elvis
Are playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants
All playin' in the band.
Mammaries of elephants, all playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Memories and elephants are playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Memories aren't relevant
For playing in the band.
Tambourines and elephants
Are playing in the band.
Memories of Elvis and playing in the band
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Memory's an elephant complainin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants, all playin' in the band.
Memory's an elephant of playin' in a band.
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Memory's an elephant
Tambourines and elephants
Never tease an elephant for playing in the band
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Never-ending elephants all playing in the band.
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Pooh, Pooh, Pooh, lookin` out my back door.
Doo-doo-doo, lookin' out my back door.
Tamborines and elephants all playing in the band
Tambourines and elephants all playin' in the band
Tangerine Elephants are playing in the band
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Tangerines and elements are layin' in the sand
Cornflakes on rye; I'm gonna fly, and soon.
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band
Come take a ride on the flyin' spoon.
Tangerines and elephants are playing in the band.
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Tangerines and elephants are playing in the bed
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
Tangerines and elephants
Tambourines and elephants
The gay albino's horrors.
Today, I'll buy no sorrows.
Two nude dudes looking out my backdoor.
Doo-Doo-Doo, lookin' out my backdoor.
Two-two-two, lookin' out my back door
Doo-doo-doo, lookin' out my back door
Woman's apparition, provided by magician.
Wond'rous apparition, provided by magician.
memories and elephants are playing in the band
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
tangerines and elephants playing in thr band
Tambourines and elephants, all playin' in the band.
Damn Marines and elephants all playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants all playin' in the band.
Dead marines and Elvis
Are playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants
All playin' in the band.
Kangaroos and elephants, playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants all playin' in the band.
Mammaries like elephants
Playin' in the band.
Tambourines and elephants
All playin' in the band.
Memories and elephants are planned in advance
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band
Dude dude dude, looking at her back door
Doo-doo-doo, lookin' out my back door.
Jews, Jews, Jews, looking out my back door.
Doo, Doo, Doo, looking out my back door.
Memories of an elephant
Tambourines and elephants
Memory's an elephant who's playin' in the sand
Tambourines and elephants, all playin' in the band.
Penelope's an elephant playing in the band
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.
Tangerines and Elvis all playing in the band.
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band.