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Rocky Racoon
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Paul McCartney:
Vocals, acoustic guitar
John Lennon: Vocals, harmonica, harmonium, 6-string bass
guitar
George Harrison: Vocals
Ringo Starr: Drums
George Martin: Piano
Recorded
August 15 1968.
Available on:
The
Beatles (The White Album)
Anthology 3
Rocky
Racoon, originally entitled Rocky Sassoon, started as a
jam with Paul, John and Donovan in Rishikesh, India. All
three were throwing in words as they went along, and eventually
they ended up with a little tale set in the wild west.
There's
a theory that the doctor stinking of gin is real life character.
Paul cut his upper lip in a moped accident in 1966, and
the doctor that stiched it together was apparently stinking
of gin.
Producer
George Martin played the honky-tonk piano solo, while Lennon
had a rare moment as bass guitarist.
Rocky Racoon
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota,
There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon(na)
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
Rock Raccoon
checked into his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
Rocky had come equipped with the gun
to shoot off the legs of his rival
His rival
it seems had broken his dreams
By stealing the girls 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 show down
Daniel
was hot he drew first and shot
And Rocky collapsed in the corner
Da, da, da, da, da
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
And 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
Ah, oh yeah, yeah
Da, da, da, da
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