The Festival
Havin' a nationwide festival for fourteen days and nights
Ah, there's fifty four bands on a river boat spot in the lights
Hundred of vans and tents all on the banks of the Ohio
Bandstands floatin' from Paducah to Cairo
Be over a million freaks there diggin' the sights
There's so many beautiful people there to love and cheer
Some of the greatest guitar playin' in the western hemisphere
Got the Who, the Band from across the north border Canned Heat
The Fifth Dimension, Creedence Clearwater
Oh, brother Hendrix, sister Joplin, we wish you were here
Early in the mornin' Johnny Cash and old Elvis got loose
By noon, Vanilla Fudge and the Woolies start paying their dues
All evening Ike Turner and Aretha right with the Drifters
And the Coasters in the Loading Zone
All night Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters in a battlin' mood
Oh, what a beautiful show, was sitting right up under the microphone
Diggin' the Grateful Dead, Little Richard and the Rolling Stones
Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin and the Everly Brothers
Bad Bo Diddley and the Beatles and some others
Everybody's laying back and freaking out all week long
O Festival
Tendo um festival nacional por quatorze dias e noites
Ah, tem cinquenta e quatro bandas num barco iluminado no rio
Centenas de vans e barracas nas margens do Ohio
Palcos flutuando de Paducah a Cairo
Mais de um milhão de doidos lá curtindo as vistas
Tem tanta gente bonita lá pra amar e aplaudir
Alguns dos melhores guitarristas do hemisfério ocidental
Tem o Who, a banda do lado de cima da fronteira, Canned Heat
The Fifth Dimension, Creedence Clearwater
Oh, irmão Hendrix, irmã Joplin, a gente queria que vocês estivessem aqui
Cedo de manhã, Johnny Cash e o velho Elvis se soltaram
Ao meio-dia, Vanilla Fudge e os Woolies começam a tocar
A noite toda Ike Turner e Aretha junto com os Drifters
E os Coasters na Zona de Carga
A noite toda Howlin' Wolf e Muddy Waters em clima de batalha
Oh, que show lindo, eu estava bem embaixo do microfone
Curtindo o Grateful Dead, Little Richard e os Rolling Stones
Ray Charles, Led Zeppelin e os Everly Brothers
Bad Bo Diddley e os Beatles e mais alguns
Todo mundo relaxando e pirando a semana toda