Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
DO7 SOLooh, they're red, white and blue.
SOL FAAnd when the band plays "Hail to the chief"
they point the cannon right at you.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no senator's son.
SOL RE7 DO7 SOLIt ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no fortunate one.
Some folks are born silver spoon in hand,
Lord, don't they help themselves.
But when the tax man comes to the door:
"Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale."
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no millionaire's son.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no fortunate one.
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Some folks inherit star spangled eyes,
ooh, they send you down to war.
And when you ask them: "How much should we give?"
Oh, they only answer: "More, more, more"
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no military's son.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no fortunate one.
Some folks are born made to wave
..the flag,
ooh, they're red, white and blue.
SOL FAAnd when the band plays "Hail to
..the chief"
DO7 SOLthey point the cannon right at
..you.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no
SOL..senator's son.
SOL RE7 DO7It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no
..fortunate one.
Some folks are born silver spoon
..in hand,
Lord, don't they help themselves.
But when the tax man comes to the
..door:
"Lord, the house looks like a
..rummage sale."
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no
..millionaire's son.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no
..fortunate one.
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Some folks inherit star spangled
..eyes,
ooh, they send you down to war.
And when you ask them: "How much
..should we give?"
Oh, they only answer: "More, more,
..more"
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no
..military's son.
It ain't me, it ain't me, I'm no
..fortunate one.
Fortunate Son è un inno contro la guerra degli anni '60, che critica il gingoismo e tutti quelli che sostengono l'uso della forza militare