Discover the story of the song > Excitable Boy – Warren Zevon

The song tells the story of a boy who is described as "excitable". He goes to dinner and rubs the pot roast on his chest and bites an usherette at a movie theater. He takes a girl to prom, rapes and kills her, then builds a cage with her bones after being released from a mental institution. The chorus repeats "excitable boy" and the story is told in a matter-of-fact tone, with no judgment or moralizing.