Lookin' Out My Back Door – English Lyrics

• By: Creedence Clearwater Revival

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(upbeat music)

♪ 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' ♪

♪ Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door ♪

♪ Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band ♪

♪ Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ♪

♪ Dood-n-doo-doo ♪

♪ Wonderous apparition provided by magician ♪

♪ Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door ♪

(upbeat music continues)

♪ Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band ♪

♪ Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon ♪

♪ Dood-n-doo-doo ♪

♪ Bother me tomorrow, today I'll buy no sorrows ♪

♪ Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door ♪

(upbeat music continues)

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Doo, doo, doo, lookin' out my back door ♪

(upbeat music continues)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a movable barrier at the entrance to a building or room
porch /pɔːrtʃ/ B1	noun - a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building
imagination /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən/ B2	noun - the faculty or action of forming new ideas, or images or concepts of external objects not present to the senses
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct your eyes in a particular direction noun - an act of looking
giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ B1	noun - an imaginary creature of immense size and strength, often depicted as humanoid adjective - of very great size or extent; huge
cartwheel /ˈkɑːrtwiːl/ B2	noun - an acrobatic movement in which a person turns sideways in the air, landing first on one hand and then the other, and then on the feet
statue /ˈstætʃuː/ B1	noun - a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger
heel /hiːl/ B1	noun - the back part of the human foot below the ankle noun - the part of a shoe, boot, or sock that covers the heel of the foot
happy /ˈhæpi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
creature /ˈkriːtʃər/ A2	noun - an animal, as distinct from a human being
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps noun - a series of steps and movements that you perform to music
lawn /lɔːn/ B1	noun - an area of short, regularly mown grass in a garden or park
dinosaur /ˈdaɪnəˌsɔːr/ B1	noun - a fossil reptile of the Mesozoic era, often of gigantic size
tambourine /ˌtæmbəˈriːn/ B2	noun - a percussion instrument consisting of a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with pairs of small metal jingles in slots around its circumference
elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/ A2	noun - a very large plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved tusks, and large ears
band /bænd/ A2	noun - a group of musicians who play popular music or jazz noun - a strip of material used for fastening, strengthening, or encircling
spoon /spuːn/ A2	noun - an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food
apparition /ˌæpəˈrɪʃən/ C1	noun - a ghost or ghost-like image of a person noun - the appearance of something remarkable or unexpected
magician /məˈdʒɪʃən/ B2	noun - a person who performs magic tricks to entertain an audience noun - a person with magical powers
sorrow /ˈsɒroʊ/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others; sadness