Clean Up Your Own Backyard

Elvis Presley

About Clean Up Your Own Backyard

"Clean Up Your Own Backyard" is a 1969 song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single. The song was featured in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Trouble with Girls (and How to Get into It).


Year:
1970
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Back porch preacher preaching at me
Acting like he wrote the golden rules
Shaking his fist and speeching at me
Shouting from his soap box like a fool
Come Sunday morning he's lying in bed
With his eye all red, with the wine in his head
Wishing he was dead when he oughta be 
Heading for Sunday school
Clean up your own backyard
Oh don't you hand me none of your lines
Clean up your own backyard
You tend to your business, I'll tend to mine
Drugstore cowboy criticizing
Acting like he's better than you and me
Standing on the sidewalk supervising
Telling everybody how they ought to be
Come closing time 'most every night
He locks up tight and out go the lights
And he ducks out of sight and he cheats on his wife
With his employee
Clean up your own backyard
Oh don't you hand me none of your lines
Clean up your own backyard
You tend to your business, I'll tend to mine
Armchair quarterback's always moanin'
Second guessing people all day long
Pushing, fooling and hanging on in
Always messing where they don't belong
When you get right down to the nitty-gritty
Isn't it a pity that in this big city 
Not a one a'little bitty man'll admit
He could have been a little bit wrong
Clean up your own backyard
Oh don't you hand me, don't you hand me none of your lines
Clean up your own backyard
You tend to your business, I'll tend to mine
Clean up your own backyard
You tend to your business, I'll tend to mine

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. A cultural icon, he is commonly known by the single name Elvis. One of the most popular musicians of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". more »

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Written by: BILLY STRANGE, MAC DAVIS

Lyrics © RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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10 facts about this song

Release Date
"Clean Up Your Own Backyard" was released in 1969 by RCA Records.
Movie Debut
The track was originally featured in the film "The Trouble with Girls," which starred Elvis Presley himself.
Chart Success
The song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.
Song's Message
The lyrics of "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" urge people to rectify their own mistakes and problems before criticising others — a message that still resonates today.
Co-Writers
The song was co-written by Billy Strange and Mac Davis, both of whom are notable figures in the music industry. Mac Davis, in particular, is known for writing a number of other hits for Presley, including "In The Ghetto" and "Don't Cry Daddy."
Genre
The song is classified in the genre of 'pop', showing the versatility of Elvis Presley's music.
Special Editions
The song was featured in many later compilations of Elvis' music, including "Elvis in the '60s" and "Elvis: 2nd to None", due to its popularity.
B-Side
The B-side of the record featured the song "The Fair's Moving On".
Diversity in Lyrics
Unlike many of Elvis' other songs, "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" had a more direct, social message infused in its lyrics.
Last Active Year
The song was released during one of the last active years of Elvis' career, before his health seriously declined, leading to his untimely death in 1977.

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