Doin' the Raccoon

[Verse 1] High brow low-brow, intermediate make-believe they're all collegiate, soon To do the raccoon Raccoon coats don't care who's wearin' em Hallroom boys will all be sharing them soon To do the raccoon Every day, it's popularity grows What a dance to keep you up on your toes Ten bucks down and though it scratches you Wear it till the sheriff catches you soon Oh, do the raccoon There's high-class College men, knowledge men do a dance called the raccoon It's the craze, nowadays And it will get you soon Buy a coat and try it I bet you'll be a riot It's a wow, learn to do it right now Somehow [Verse 2] High bow low-brow, intermediate make-believe they're all collegiate, soon To do the raccoon Raccoon coats don't care who's wearin' em Hallroom boys will all be sharing them soon To do the raccoon Every day, it's popularity grows What a dance to keep you up on your toes Ten bucks down and though it scratches you Wear it till the sheriff catches you soon Oh, do the raccoon Oh they wear 'em down at Princeton They share them up at Yale They eat in them at Harvard And they sleep in them in jail From every college campus comes the cheer: oy-yoy! The season for the raccoon coat is here, my boy! Rough guys, tough guys, men of dignity, Join the raccoon coat fraternity, soon, To do the raccoon. Rich men, poor men, all have pride in them, No one knows who walks inside of them, soon, To do the raccoon. [Verse 4] Every day, you'll have your downs and your ups Every day, those raccoon coats'll have pups Get a gal and start to hurry her right downtown To some big furrier soon To do the raccoon [Chorus] And do the raccoon