Spencer the Raccoon

Lyrics

Verse 1
Spencer was kind
As kind could be
Shared his last plum
By the old mill tree

Tipped his cap low
To every face
Even the mean ones
He made a place

Pre-Chorus
Then came the ditch
Then came the rain
One bad day
Then more of the same

But he just rose
With a grin so wide
Shook off the mud
And stepped outside

Chorus
Poor Spencer
Still standing tall
Poor Spencer
He gave his all
One bad turn
Then another came
Still he sang
That sweet small name

Verse 2
He lost one paw
On a busted trap
Lost the next one
In a bread-oven nap

Lost a leg
By the river bend
Still he bowed low
To a shopkeeper friend

Then came the night
With the train-yard fog
He left there lighter
Like a beggar dog

Pre-Chorus
But he kept hope
In his bright black eyes
Kept that brave glow
For a better sky

Every hard blow
Every crooked stone
Never once made
Spencer mean or cold

Chorus
Poor Spencer
Still standing tall
Poor Spencer
He gave his all
One bad turn
Then another came
Still he sang
That sweet small name

Bridge
Then there he was
With no arms, no feet
Just a round little soul
On a crooked street

He blinked at dawn
Through the morning steam
And said, “I’m here
And I still dream”

Final Chorus
Poor Spencer
Still standing tall
Poor Spencer
He gave his all
No arms, no legs
Still he smiled the same
He held on
To a brighter day

Poor Spencer
Bless his brave old heart
Poor Spencer
Never fell apart
And when the sun came
Through the rain and flame
The whole town cheered
For Spencer’s name