Lyric Who Killed Davey Moore?
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not i," says the referee,
"don t point your finger at me.
I could ve stopped it in the eighth
An maybe kept him from his fate,
But the crowd would ve booed, i m sure,
At not gettin their money s worth.
It s too bad he had to go,
But there was a pressure on me too, you know.
It wasn t me that made him fall.
No, you can t blame me at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not us," says the angry crowd,
Whose screams filled the arena loud.
"it s too bad he died that night
But we just like to see a fight.
We didn t mean for him t meet his death,
We just meant to see some sweat,
There ain t nothing wrong in that.
It wasn t us that made him fall.
No, you can t blame us at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not me," says his manager,
Puffing on a big cigar.
"it s hard to say, it s hard to tell,
I always thought that he was well.
It s too bad for his wife an kids he s dead,
But if he was sick, he should ve said.
It wasn t me that made him fall.
No, you can t blame me at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not me," says the gambling man,
With his ticket stub still in his hand.
"it wasn t me that knocked him down,
My hands never touched him none.
I didn t commit no ugly sin,
Anyway, i put money on him to win.
It wasn t me that made him fall.
No, you can t blame me at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not me," says the boxing writer,
Pounding print on his old typewriter,
Sayin , "boxing ain t to blame,
There s just as much danger in a football game."
Sayin , "fist fighting is here to stay,
It s just the old american way.
It wasn t me that made him fall.
No, you can t blame me at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not me," says the man whose fists
Laid him low in a cloud of mist,
Who came here from cuba s door
Where boxing ain t allowed no more.
"i hit him, yes, it s true,
But that s what i am paid to do.
Don t say murder, don t say kill.
It was destiny, it was god s will."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
Why an what s the reason for?
"not i," says the referee,
"don t point your finger at me.
I could ve stopped it in the eighth
An maybe kept him from his fate,
But the crowd would ve booed, i m sure,
At not gettin their money s worth.
It s too bad he had to go,
But there was a pressure on me too, you know.
It wasn t me that made him fall.
No, you can t blame me at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not us," says the angry crowd,
Whose screams filled the arena loud.
"it s too bad he died that night
But we just like to see a fight.
We didn t mean for him t meet his death,
We just meant to see some sweat,
There ain t nothing wrong in that.
It wasn t us that made him fall.
No, you can t blame us at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not me," says his manager,
Puffing on a big cigar.
"it s hard to say, it s hard to tell,
I always thought that he was well.
It s too bad for his wife an kids he s dead,
But if he was sick, he should ve said.
It wasn t me that made him fall.
No, you can t blame me at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not me," says the gambling man,
With his ticket stub still in his hand.
"it wasn t me that knocked him down,
My hands never touched him none.
I didn t commit no ugly sin,
Anyway, i put money on him to win.
It wasn t me that made him fall.
No, you can t blame me at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not me," says the boxing writer,
Pounding print on his old typewriter,
Sayin , "boxing ain t to blame,
There s just as much danger in a football game."
Sayin , "fist fighting is here to stay,
It s just the old american way.
It wasn t me that made him fall.
No, you can t blame me at all."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
"not me," says the man whose fists
Laid him low in a cloud of mist,
Who came here from cuba s door
Where boxing ain t allowed no more.
"i hit him, yes, it s true,
But that s what i am paid to do.
Don t say murder, don t say kill.
It was destiny, it was god s will."
Who killed davey moore,
Why an what s the reason for?
