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Intro: Am7
Spoken
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Now somewhere in the Black Mountain hills of Dakota
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There lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon a
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And one day his woman ran off with another guy
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Hit young Rocky in the eye
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Rocky didn't like that, he said I'm gonna get that boy
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So one day he walked into town
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And booked himself a room in a local saloon
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Rocky Raccoon, checked into his room
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Only to find Gideon's Bible
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Rocky had come, equipped with a gun
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To shoot off the legs of his rival
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His rival it seems, had broken his dreams
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By stealing the girl of his fancy
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Her name was McGill, And she called herself Lil
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But everyone knew her as Nancy
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Now she and her man, who called himself Dan
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Were in the next room at the hoedown
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Rocky burst in and grinning a grin
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He said 'Danny boy, this is a showdown'
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But Daniel was hot, he drew first and shot
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And Rocky collapsed in the corner
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Now the doctor came in, stinking of gin
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And proceeded to lie on the table
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He said, 'Rocky, you met your match'
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But Rocky said, 'Doc, it's only a scratch
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And I'll be better, I'll be better, Doc, as soon as I am able'
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Now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room only to find Gideons Bible
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Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
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To help with good Rocky's revival
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney