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Now somewhere in the Black Mountain 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.
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.
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.
Gideon checked out, and he left it, no doubt,
To help with good Rocky's revival.
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.
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.
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.
Gideon checked out, and he left it, no doubt,
To help with good Rocky's revival.
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ROCKY
Worthless?! Ha! Ha! Ha! (cough cough) Not to Melanie Haber!
NICK
Melanie Haber?
ROCKY
You may remember her as... Audrey Farber?
NICK
Audrey Farber?
ROCKY
Susan Underhill?
NICK
Susan Underhill?
ROCKY
How about... Betty Jo Bialowski! (organ fwah)
NICK
(thinking) Betty Jo Bialowski! I hadn't heard that name since college. Everyone knew her as Nancy.
But as an idea, not that it affects the song to me at all, but I'm almost certain the multiple names is an allusion to the fact that she's a harlot of some sort. It would fit perfectly with the somewhat nonsensical nature of the song, and I have a very hard time believe that he would write two lines of song detailing all of those names people call her if it was just her name broken up, "Lil' Nancy McGill," or whatever, because that wouldn't have been worth two lines of explanation.
There is a pretty good read on the subject here:
morethings.com/music/beatles/…
it also mentions simon/garfunkels dylan parody "A Simple Desultory Philippic"
A lot of Paul's music seems to have a common theme of fate. Songs like 'The Long and Winding Road', ' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer', etc. describe characters who sort of have reoccurring episodes of destiny. Rocky is running away and giving in to his jealous behavior but is confronted by Guidon's Bible every step of the way.
At the end of the day, Paul is not trying to take an opinion on what happened. Rocky lost the girl but, because of it, he apparently was saved. It's left unclear whether the story is a tragedy or blessing-- it just gives an outsider's perspective on plain, everyday irony.
Also notice the way there is three names to each rival charactor. Lill/McGill/Nancy & Dan/Danny Boy/ Daniel