Frankie Laine Kids Last Fight Lyrics

Kids Last Fight Lyrics

The Kid's Last Fight
Frankie Laine

It was Tiger Wilson versus Kid
McCoy
In the summer of ‘ninety-three
Now the Kid was everybody's pride
and joy
Just as game as a kid could be

And his darlin' Bess was in
the second row
She was prayin' with all her might
Sayin, "Kid, we need
that little bungalow
Oh, you've just gotta win tonight"

Come on, Kid,
come on, Kid
Let's hit him with a left and a right
Go on, Kid, go on,
Kid
But how were they to know it was the Kid's last fight
(But how were
they to know it was the Kid's last fight)

Now the Kid had fever to the
very bone
But nobody would ever guess
He was in there fightin' on his
heart alone
Cause he just had to win for Bess

Oh, the Kid was
battered, the Kid was floored
But the count never got to ten
Though his
brain was reelin' when the people roared
He was up on his feet
again

Come on, Kid, come on, Kid
Let's hit him with a left and a
right
Go on, Kid, go on, Kid
But how were they to know it was the Kid's
last fight
(But how were they to know it was the Kid's last
fight)

Said the Tiger, scowlin', don't you know you're through
I can
whip you just like a child
I'm gonna take the fight and take your woman
too
When he heard that the Kid went wild

Said the Kid, "For that I'll
tear you limb from limb"
And he sprang like an angry colt
He said a punch
a-flyin at the Tiger's chin
Knocked him out like a thunderbolt

Come
on, Kid, come on, Kid
Let's hit him with a left and a right
Go on, Kid,
go on, Kid
But how were they to know it was the Kid's last fight
(But how
were they to know it was the Kid's last fight)

To the crowd that saw it
there was little doubt
That the Kid was a champ that night
But the champ
would never have another bout
‘Twas the fever that won the
fight

Gather round, I'm bettin' even money folks
There's a bell
soundin' way up high
And the champ is climbin' through the golden
ropes
Of the Big Ring up in the sky

Come on, Kid, come on,
Kid
Let's hit him with a left and a right
Go on, Kid, go on, Kid
But
how were they to know it was the Kid's last fight


Lyrics provided by
Betty E. Fisher, Hanover, MD (berfisher
aol.com).