Lyric discussion by presidentMittWObamney 

Creedence hails from northern California, and they surely know about the burning of effigies at the Bohemian Grove. It has gone on for decades. Many of our leaders, "dignitaries," authors, artists, etc have been members. There is even a famous line from the Nixon tapes about the grove. Look up youtube videos: David Gergen is confronted about his experience, and so is Newt Gingrich in another clip.
They are occult rituals, and have been shrouded in secrecy. There is a small owl on the front of the US dollar bill, sitting on the crest of the numeral "1" in the upper right hand corner, at about 10 o'clock on the crest. It's only 1/16 of an inch high, so you really have to look. That is in honor of the grove - it's a depiction of the Owl of the Bohemia.

The "Silent Majority" mentioned in the lyrics is, well, you and me. The dumb masses who are clueless about the dark underbelly of the well-heeled.

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