Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Fogerty’s ode to a situation many often find themselves in – having a circus appear in your backyard. Fogerty has admitted that he and the band largely eschewed drugs (outside a little pot), and that the song was likely inspired by the Dr. Seuss classic “And to Think that I Saw it on Mulberry S...
[Verse 1]
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin'
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door
[Verse 2]
There's a giant doin' cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels
Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn
Dinosaur Victrola, listenin' to Buck Owens
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door
[Bridge]
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? Doot, doo doo
Wondrous apparition, provided by magician
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door
[Guitar solo]
[Bridge]
Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? Doot, doo doo
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door
[Guitar solo]
[Verse 3]
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
Look at all the happy creatures dancin' on the lawn
Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows
Doot, doot, doo, lookin' out my back door
Lookin’ Out My Back Door was written by John Fogerty.
Lookin’ Out My Back Door was produced by John Fogerty.
Creedence Clearwater Revival released Lookin’ Out My Back Door on Sat Jul 25 1970.