Festival

Havin' a nationwide festival for 14 days and nights Ah, there's 54 bands on a riverboat spot in the lights 100 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 be 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