Rocky Raccoon (Take 8)

(He was a fool unto himself)

Rocky Raccoon

Rocky Raccoon

He was a fool unto himself

And he would not swallow his foolish pride

Mind you, coming from a little town in Minnesota

It was not the kinda thing that a young guy did

When a fellow went and stole his his chick

Away from him

Now, 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 McGill , 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 hoedown

And Rocky burst in, and grinning a grin

Said, "Danny boy, this is a showdown"

But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot

And Rocky collapsed in the corner

The doctor walked in, sminking of gin, sminking?

Proceeded to lie of the table

He was really sminking of gin

And it did him in in the end

Poor Doc

Meantime, back on the table, yeah

The doctor said, "Rock, you met your match, son"

Rocky said, "It's only a scratch

I'll be better soon"

"You better be better soon," said the doc

"Come on, son, gotta get hip, gotta up

Gotta get back to your gun, gotta go and show that Danny boy"

However, Rocky Raccoon fell back in his room

Only to find Gideon's Bible

Gideon checked out and left it, no doubt

To help with good Rocky's revival

And that's the story of the Rocky Raccoon

Now, Rocky Raccoon got up from his room

And he walked out through the swing doors of the local saloon

Straight into the arms of someone new

Someone who he'd known from a long way back

Maybe from a primary school days

A young friend Rocky recognized

He said, "Honey, will you be my new honey bunch?"

She said, "Rocky boy, come on, I'll show you why I love you

Young Rocky Raccoon, love the way you wear your hat

I love the way you hit your pants, Rocky Raccoon, I dig you"

He said, "Mrs., I dig you too

Come what may"