Well, take me back down where cool water flows, y'all
Oh, let me remember things I love
Stoppin' at the log where catfish bite
Walkin' along the river road at night
Barefoot girls dancin' in the moonlight

I can hear the bullfrog callin' me, oh
Wonder if my rope's still hangin' to the tree
Love to kick my feet way down the shallow water
Shoo fly, dragon fly, get back to your mother
Pick up a flat rock, skip it across Green River
Well

Up at Cody's camp I spent my days, Lord
With flat car riders and cross-tie walkers
Old Cody Junior took me over
Said, "You're gonna find the world is smoldering
And if you get lost, come on home to Green River"
Well
Come on home


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Green River Lyrics as written by John Cameron Fogerty

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    CCR is kickass, and it's amazing they were only around for four years.

    i mean, if they would have stuck together longer, i think they would have passed all the greats in southern rock n roll, such as lynard skynard.

    but, this is by far one of my favorite songs by CCR.

    prodigal_sunscreenon November 20, 2004   Link

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