Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Ain't found a way to kill me yet Eyes burn with stinging sweat Seems every path leads me to nowhere, hmm Wife and kids household pet Army green was no safe bet The bullets scream to me from somewhere, hmm Here they come to snuff the rooster, yeah Here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die Here they come to snuff the rooster, yeah Here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die, oh No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die Walkin' tall machine gun men They spit on me in my home land Gloria sent me pictures of my boy, hmm Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death My buddy's breathing his dyin' breath Oh, God please won't you help me make it through Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah Here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Ain't found a way to kill me yet Eyes burn with stinging sweat Seems every path leads me to nowhere, hmm Wife and kids household pet Army green was no safe bet The bullets scream to me from somewhere, hmm Here they come to snuff the rooster, yeah Here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die Here they come to snuff the rooster, yeah Here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die, oh No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die Walkin' tall machine gun men They spit on me in my home land Gloria sent me pictures of my boy, hmm Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death My buddy's breathing his dyin' breath Oh, God please won't you help me make it through Here they come to snuff the rooster, oh yeah Here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain't gonna die No, no, no oh, you know he ain't gonna die Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
A música foi escrita pelo guitarrista Jerry Cantrell para seu pai, cujo apelido era "Rooster" e que serviu na Guerra do Vietnã.
O apelido "Rooster" pode ter originado-se da referência dos vietnamitas à 101ª Divisão Aerotransportada, cujos soldados usavam patches de águia-calva e eram chamados de "homens-galo" devido à ausência desse animal no Vietnã.
O clipe da canção apresentava brutalidade e violência visualmente reminiscentes do filme "Apocalypse Now".
Durante a gravação do vídeo, o pai de Cantrell concedeu uma entrevista de 45 minutos ao diretor Mark Pellington, uma experiência que o emocionou até as lágrimas e marcou o início do processo de cura entre pai e filho.
Em 18 de outubro de 2007, o pai de Jerry Cantrell se juntou ao Alice in Chains no palco para tocar a música no show realizado na Cain's Ballroom, em Tulsa.
Parte do clipe de "Rooster" foi gravado na propriedade que pertencia ao tio-avô de Cantrell, local que hoje abriga o rancho da família em Atoka, Oklahoma.
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