Written By Warren Zevon & LeRoy P. Marinell. c. 1976 Zevon Music/BMI and Polite Music/ASCAP. Well he went down to dinner in his Sunday best. Excitable boy they all said. And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest. Excitable boy they all said. He took in the four a.m. show at the Clark. Excitable boy they all said. And he bit the usherette's leg in the dark. Excitable boy they all said. Well he's just an excitable boy. He took little Suzie to the Junior Prom. Excitable boy they all said. And he raped her and killed her then he took her home. Excitable boy they all said. Well he's just an excitable boy. After ten long years they let him out of the home. Excitable boy they all said. And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones. Excitable boy they all said. Well he's just an excitable boy.