It came out of the sky    (video)

 

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1. Oh, it came out of the sky, landed just a little south of Moline,

 

    Jody fell out of his tractor, couldn't b'lieve what he seen.

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    Laid on the ground and shook, fearin' for his life,

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    then he ran all the way to town screamin' ”It came out of the sky !”

 

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2. Well, a crowd gathered 'round and a scientist said it was marsh gas,

 

    Spiro came and made a speech about raising the Mars tax.

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    The Vatican said, ”Woe, the Lord has come”,

 

    Hollywood rushed out an epic film.

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    and Ronnie the Popular said it was a communist plot. Yeah !

 

+  instrumental = verse 2

 

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3. Oh, the newspapers came and made Jody a national hero,

 

    Walter and Eric said they'd put him on a network T.V. show.

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    The White House said, ”Put the thing in the Blue Room”,

 

    the Vatican said, ”No, it belongs to Rome.”

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   And Jody said, ”It's mine and you can have it for seventeen million.”

 

+  repeat verse 1             +  instrumental = verse 1 .....

 

    (Creedence Clearwater Revival)