The Beatles
Rocky Raccoon lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:34
Now somewhere in the black mining hills of Dakota
There lived a young boy named 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
And 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, aaah
Dan, dan, dan, dan-dan
Dan, dan, dan, dan-dan
Dan, dan, dan, dan-dan
Dan, dan, dooroo-do-do
Do-do-do, dooroo-do-do
Do-dooroo-do-do, do-do
Do-do-do, dooroo-do-do
Do-dooroo-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
Now, Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room
Only to find Gideon's Bible (oh, dou-dou-dou)
Gideon checked out, and he left it, no doubt (ooh Rocky, ooh)
To help with good Rocky's revival, ow
Oh yeah, yeah
Do-do-do, dooroo-do-do
Do-dooroo-do-do, do-do
Do-do-do, dooroo-do-do
Do-dooroo-do-do, do-do
Do-do-do, dooroo-do-do, come on, Rocky boy
Do-dooroo-do-do, do-do, come on, Rocky boy
Do-do-do, dooroo-do-do
Do-dooroo-do-do, do-do
Yeah, come on, let's Rocky it at the top
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Key vocabulary
- day
- 24 hoursA1
- equipped
- prepared with toolsB2
- everyone
- all peopleA1
- herself
- by her own personA2
- himself
- no one elseA2
- hit
- a success; popular songA2
- like
- enjoy; similar toA1
- broken
- not working; damagedA2
- corner
- place where two lines meetA2
- didn't
- did notA2
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About this song
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, mixing early rock and R&B with original songwriting and stylistic experimentation. Known for their influential catalog and studio innovations under producer George Martin, they helped redefine pop music’s artistic scope through releases from Please Please Me to Strawberry Fields Forever and Revolver.