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Fortunate Son

Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1969

Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • 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

Sing it again — final chorus

  • It ain't me, it ain't me
  • I ain't no fortunate one
  • Yeah, some folks inherit star-spangled eyes
  • They send you down to war
ain'tfortunatefolks

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Someare born made to wave the flag

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

And when the band"Hail to the Chief"

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I ain't noson, son

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Lord, don't they helpyeah

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Thelook a like a rummage sale

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Yeah, some folksstar-spangled eyes

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They're red, white and blue

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I ain't no senator's son, son

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Lord, don't they help themselves, yeah

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They send you down to war

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I ain't no military son, son

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Some ? are born made to wave the flag

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

They ? the cannon at you, Lord

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I ain't no ? one

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

But when the ? comes to the door

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Yeah, some folks ? star-spangled eyes

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "ain't" in the whole song?

"ain't"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "fortunate" in the whole song?

"fortunate"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • But when the taxman comes to the door
  • They only answer, "More, more, more"
  • They're red, white and blue

Exercise 25

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • I ain't no military son, son
  • It ain't me, it ain't me
  • They point the cannon at you, Lord

Exercise 26

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Fortunate Son", what would happen instead?

ain'tfortunatefolksborn

Exercise 27

Describe the mood of "Fortunate Son" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

ain'tfortunatefolksborn

Exercise 28

Who in your life would you dedicate "Fortunate Son" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

ain'tfortunatefolksborn

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • they're→
  • don't→

Exercise 30

"Fortunate Son" was released in 1969. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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