Fortunate Son
Jessy Carolina * Track #12 On BioShock Infinite (Licensed Videogame Soundtrack)
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Fortunate Son by Jessy Carolina
Performed by
Jessy CarolinaAbout
“Fortunate Son” was an anti-war song written at the height of the Vietnam War. So it’s adequate that BioShock Infinite features it being sung by a bystander as the floating city of Columbia erupts in a civil war – even if the game’s events happen over 50 years before John Fogerty wrote it…
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Fortunate Son Lyrics
[Chorus: Jessy Carolina]
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no senator's son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no
[Verse 1: Jessy Carolina]
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand
Lord, don't they help themselves, no
But when the taxman comes to the door
Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah
[Chorus: Jessy Carolina]
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no millionaire's son, no no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no
[Verse 3: Jessy Carolina]
Some folks inherit star spangled eyes
Ooh, they send you down to war, Lord
And when you ask them, "How much should we give?"
Ooh, they only answer More, more, more!
[Chorus/Outro: Jessy Carolina]
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no military son, son
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, one
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate one, no no no
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no fortunate son, no no no
Fortunate Son Q&A
What did Jessy Carolina say about "Fortunate Son"?
I didn’t receive any instruction on how to sing the song. When I went into the session they asked if I could belt it, in other words, sing it loud. I did a few takes like that in a style similar to the CCR version. Then I tried a few different styles on my own to see if that was something they might...