"Rocky Raccoon" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

As Released by the Beatles (1968)

Now somewhere in the black mining hills of Dakota
There lived a young boy name of Rocky Raccoon
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
A - 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 - ah.

Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da da da
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 do do do do do.

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.

A - now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room
Only to find Gideon's Bible
Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt ((oh - Rocky - oh))
To help with good Rocky's revival - ah.

Oh yeah yeah
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
Do do do do - come on Rocky - boy
Do do do do do - come on Rocky - boy
Do do do do do do do do
The story of Rocky.