I Saw It On Tv Lyrics - John Fogerty

They sent us home to watch the show comin' on the little screen 

A man named Ike was in the white house, big black limousine 

There were many shows to follow, from 'Hooter' to Doodyville 

Though I saw them all, I can't recall which cartoon was real 

The coon-skin caps, Yankee bats, the Hound Dog man's big start 

The A-Bomb fears, Annette had ears, I lusted in my heart 

A young man from Boston set sail the new frontier 

And we watched the Dream dead-end in Dallas 

They buried innocence that year 

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That a military death is only for those who can't buy theIr way out of it See all 

I know it's true, oh so true 

'Cause I saw it on TV 

We gathered round to hear the sound comin' on the little screen 

The grief had passed, the old men laughed, and all the girls screamed 

'Cause four guys from England took us all by the hand 

It was time to laugh, time to sing, time to join the band 

But all too soon, we hit the moon, and covered up the sky 

They built their bombs, and aimed their guns, and still I don't know why 

The dominoes tumbled and big business roared 

Every night at six, they showed the pictures and counted up the score 

I know it's true, oh so true 

'Cause I saw it on TV 

The old man rocks among his dreams, a prisoner of the porch 

"The light", he says, "At the end of the tunnel was nothin' 

But a burglar's torch" 

And them that was caught in the Cover are all rich and free 

But they chained my mind to an endless tomb 

When they took my only son from me 

I know it's true, oh so true 

'Cause I saw it on TV 

I know it's true, oh so true 

'Cause I saw it on TV