RACHEL
(Benny Hill)


Benny Hill - 1970



Why do they call her evil when she's oh, so kind and so good
My heart belongs to Rachel, the gypsy in the wood

"Oh, let us play at hide and seek", one day she gaily cried
"Now close your eyes and count to fifty while I go and hide.
And if you find me, I will let you have your way with me
And if you cannot find me, I'll be right behind that tree"

Why do they call her evil when she's oh, so kind and so good
My heart belongs to Rachel, the gypsy in the wood

I said, "S'pose you fell in the river and were drowning one hot day
Now, would you tear your clothes off so that you could swim away"
She said, "Oh, I'd keep my blouse on, that's the method I'd employ
'Cause the air gets underneath it and it acts just like a buoy"

Why do they call her evil when she's oh, so kind and so good
My heart belongs to Rachel, the gypsy in the wood

She said, "Now, if a snake should bite you, don't you worry, scream or shout
Just call my name and I'll be there and I'll suck the poison out
I said, "Suppose I sit on one and he gets me in the end"
She said, That's when you'll find out that I'm a real true friend"

Why do they call her evil when she's oh, so kind and so good
My heart belongs to Rachel, the gypsy in the wood

Oh, Rachel, I found you with your lover down by the cabbage patch
His hair was long and black, and he had fingernails to match
Oh, you promised you would be faithful, but you cheated and you were untrue
Still if I had to do it all over again, I'd do it all over you

Now, I know why they call you evil, you're wicked and you're no good
No more will I see Rachel, the gypsy ah-wah-woo-ah-wa-woo-woo-woo
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo-woo!
I think I've done meself a mischief, of the wood



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2019)