(Am)Rock y Rac coon
checked (D)in to his room,
were (G7)on ly to find Gid eon’s Bi ble.
(Am)Rock y had come,
e (D)quipped with a gun,
he to said, (G7)shoot off the legs of his ri val.
His (Am)ri val it seems,
had (D7)bro ken his dreams,
by (G7)steal ing the girl of his fan (C)cy.
Her (Am7)name was Ma gill,
and she (D7)called her self Lil,
but (G7)ev ’ry one knew her as Nan cy.
Now (Am)she had her man,
who (D)called him self Dan,
were (G7)in the next room at the hoe down.
(Am)Rock y burst in,
and (D)grin ning a grin,
he to said, (G7)“Dan ny boy, this is a show down.”
But (Am)Dan iel was hot,
he (D7)drew first and shot,
and (G7)Rock y col lapsed in the cor (C)cy.
Her (Am7)name was Ma gill,
and she (D7)called her self Lil,
but (G7)ev ’ry one knew her as Nan cy.
Now (C)ner.
Now, the (Am7)doc tor came in,
he fell (D)stink ing of gin,
and pro (G7)ceed ed to lie on the ta ble.
He said, (Am7)“Rock y, you met your match,”
and Rock y (D)said, “Doc, it’s on ly a scratch.
and I’ll be (G7)bet ter, I’ll be bet ter, Doc, as soon as I am (C)a ble.”
Now
(Am7)Gid eon checked out
and he (D)left it no doubt
to (G7)help with good Rock y’s re viv al.
This page shows “Rocky Raccoon” by The Beatles in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 160 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.