Rocky Raccoon


The Beatles

(Lennon/McCartney)

Rocky Raccoon
Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of South Dakota
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon, ah,
And one day his woman ran off with another guy
Hit young Rocky in the eye, Rocky didn't like that
He said I'm gonna get that boy
So one day he walked into town
Booked himself a room in the local saloon.

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room
Only to find Gideon's Bible
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
To shoot off the legs of his rival

His rival it seems had broken his dreams
By stealing the girl of his fancy.
Her name was Magill and she called herself Lil,
But everyone knew her as Nancy.

Now she and her man, who called himself Dan,
Were in the next room at the hoe-down
Rocky burst in and grinning a grin,
He said Danny boy, this is a showdown

But Daniel was hot - he drew first and shot
And Rocky collapsed in the corner.

Now the doctor came in stinking of gin
And proceeded to lie on the table

He said Rocky you met your match
And Rocky said, Doc it's only a scratch And I'll be better I'll be better doc as soon as I am able.

Now, Rocky Raccoon he fell back in his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
To help with good Rocky's revival.

Yea, do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do,
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do,
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-da-da-da-da-da,
Da-da-da-da-da, come on Rocky boy,
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, come on Rocky boy,
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, come on Rocky boy,
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do.

The story of the Rocky Raccoon