1. staying up late
   makin' hay
2. takin' care of business
   workin' for the man

This lyric is from "Proud Mary." In it, the singer leaves city life for life on the river, where "people are happy to give."

1. if you must
   it's bound to take your life
2. I tried to tell you
   a bad moon's on the rise

"Don't go around tonight/Well, it's bound to take your life/There's a bad moon on the rise." These lyrics are justly famous, but it bothers the grammarians among us that "it" in the second line has no precedent.

1. in the US of A
   to wave the flag
2. to run
   standing tall

This is the opening lyric of "Fortunate Son." Despite the title, the singer says he is no "fortunate one."

1. cellar
   dirt
2. soil
   sugar

This lyric is from "Ramble Tamble." It's a song of discontent with American life, similar to John Cougar Mellencamp's "Pink Houses."

1. who's in charge here
   what's it all for
2. who'll stop the rain
   where were you when the walrus died

This refrain is famous. The song has the same name: "Who'll stop the rain?"

1. I'll buy no sorrows
   I'm all in
2. is just today
   leave me be

Wise words from Creedence about living in the moment. (We'll ignore the strong implication that the singer is living in the moment while on hallucinogens).

1. a trash can fire burns
   see how I jive
2. out in the street
   where the lights are low

This is another well-known and very catchy lyric. It's followed by "Willy and the Poorboys are playing/Bring a nickel, tap your feet."

1. land of the river blues
   where the herons fly
2. on a midnight ride
   tonight, tonight

This line is from the single, "Travelin' Band." (Not to be confused with "Ramblin' Man" by the Allman Brothers.)

1. today
   your cares
2. the rest
   the sinking ship

This is from "Up Around the Bend." Elsewhere in the lyrics, the listener is invited to go "where the neon turns to wood."

1. to drift a while
   to want to stay
2. for Saskatchewan
   for Abilene

This song, "Long As I Can See The Light," comes off the 1970 album, "Cosmo's Factory." Cosmo was a nickname for Doug Clifford, the band's drummer.

1. Devil's on the loose
   it's too late to choose
2. you'll never make it home
   you've got too far to go

This lyric is from the hypnotically percussive, "Run Through the Jungle." It was one of CCR's last big hits.

1. Barstow
   Lodi
2. mud
   a Greyhound depot

Maybe the people of Lodi, California, are mad about this diss. Maybe they're backhandedly proud. Having never been there, we'll just have to speculate.

1. Barstow
   Green River
2. Red River
   Joe's Diner

"Green River" is a love song to a rural paradise. The "catfish bite" and "barefoot girls (dance) in the moonlight."

1. a few things
   what they do
2. something strange
   you of late

These are the opening lines of "It's Just a Thought," which is also a phrase that repeats throughout the song. It comes from the 1970 album, "Pendulum."

1. choogling
   dancing
2. drinking
   riding

What is "choogling"? We'll let John Fogerty explain it: "You got to ball and have a good time/And that's what I call chooglin'."

1. road, road
   frown, frown
2. girl, girl
   song, song

This is from the 1969 song, "Commotion." It's about discontent with modern and city life.

1. the sun rises high
   the freight trains run
2. the whistle blows
   I make my home

"Cross-tie walker" is a song about life as a traveling hobo. A "tie" is the wooden beam(s) on which the rails lie; they run crosswise to the rails, hence the name.

1. three-foot-three
   the pecan tree
2. my Daddy's knee
   salute the flag

This is a lyric from the opening verse of "Born on the Bayou." The singer's father tells him not to let "the man get you/Do what he done to me."

1. from my hand
   from the earth
2. from the table
   from the sea

"It Ain't You Or Me" is a song filled with guilt about the things the poor do for the rich (or just middle class). This includes farm labor, making clothes, and going to war.

1. a diamond ring
   a string of pearls
2. 24-karat gold
   on your hand

This lyric comes from the song, "Penthouse Pauper." The singer aspires to be only the best of whatever he might be: a piece of jewelry, a politician, a baseball player.

1. me
   truth
2. you
   youth

"Wrote a Song For Everyone" is a song with a conscience, alluding to the uselessness of war and striking a pessimistic tone about whether the world will ever change.

1. 30
   innocent
2. lonely
   too many

This is from "Graveyard Train," a song about a grisly wreck for which the singer feels responsible. It comes from the album, "Bayou Country."

1. beer
   wine
2. whiskey
   water

Surprised? This isn't a song about forbidden alcohol or being on the wagon. "Bootleg" is a song about how desirable anything is when you're not supposed to have it.

1. my door
   my grave
2. my path
   the grass

Though the members of CCR were from Northern California, they wrote bluesy songs of Southern superstition. This includes "Tombstone Shadow."

1. and I shall
   hate and fear
2. and bad things
   you and I

"Sinister Purpose" has only two verses and a chorus. It's one of those songs in which the music is the star.

1. Blue Earth
   Cedar Bluffs
2. Moline
   Jackson

"It Came Out of the Sky" is a bit of a novelty song about an unknown object from space. The lyrics have a slight political bent, making fun of the political struggles that ensue over the object, between the White House, the Vatican, and others.

1. out in the rain
   out in the street
2. behind the wall
   all of these

"Feelin' Blue" opens each of its verses with some variation of "Hey look over yonder ..." The singer is having premonitions of his death by hanging.

1. been mellow
   run away
2. seen the moon
   seen the rain

This should be a familiar line. It continues, "coming down on a sunny day."

1. Gyspy
   Honey
2. Pagan
   Bayou

"Pagan Baby" isn't the most cerebral nor the most socially-conscious of CCR's songs. It's mostly the singer persuading the girl to "spread your love on me."

1. living mighty and high
   waiting on the steps
2. holding up their signs
   starting to unwind

This is another lyric from the hit, "Down on the Corner." The one you'll find elsewhere in this quiz is, we thought, was a little too easy for true CCR lovers!

1. fight
   party
2. game
   shame

"Shame, it's a shame" is the repeated refrain of "Sailor's Lament." He woke up "feelin' light" because he lost a lot of money in a card game.

1. on your mind
   of mine you have
2. of yours I have
   I can do

This song is "(Wish I Could) Hideaway." It's the person to whom the singer is speaking who is apparently about to go "hideaway."

1. be gracious
   go gently
2. move over
   share the spotlight

This is from "Take It Like a Friend." Unlike most CCR songs, this one is by Stu Cook, not John Fogerty, and reflects the power struggles the band had been going through.

1. the lonesome highway
   on my fast machine
2. the rails tonight
   with me tonight

"Sweet Hitch-Hiker" is another Stu Cook song, a product of the days when CCR's remaining members (Tom Fogerty had left the band) were sharing songwriting duties. The lyrics lack the deft touch that John Fogerty usually brought to his work.

1. me
   tomorrow
2. the truth
   you

"What Are You Gonna Do?" was written by Doug Clifford. The lyrics are a man speaking to his wife or girlfriend, who cannot seem to decide whether to stay or go.