Lookin Out My Back Door is a song written by John Fogerty and featured on Creedence Clearwater Revivals album Cosmos Factory released in 1970. The song reflects Fogertys appreciation for simple living and his vivid imagination, drawing inspiration from childrens literature and country music.
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Introduction:
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Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
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Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch
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Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singing
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Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door
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There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearing high heels
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Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn
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Dinosaur victrola listening to Buck Owens
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Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door
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Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
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Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon Doo, doo doo
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Wondrous apparition provided by magician
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Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door
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Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band
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Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon, doo, doo, doo
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Bother me tomorrow, today I'll find no sorrow
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Doo, Doo, Doo, lookin' out my back door
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Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy
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Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn