Songtext Who killed davey moore Pete Seeger

Who killed davey moore

Who killed Davey Moore?How come he died, and what`s the reason for?
Not I says the referee.
Don´t point your little finger at me.
Sure I could have stopped it in the eighthand saved him from this terrible fate,but the crowd would have booed I´m sure,at not getting their money´s worth.
Too bad he had to go,but there is pressure on me you know,no, it wasn´t us that made him fall,you can´t blame me at all.
Who killed Davey Moore?How come he died, and what`s the reason for?
Not I says the angry crowd,whose screams fill the ring aloud,says too bad he died that night,but we just like to see a good fight,you can´t blame us for his death,we just like to see some sweat,there ain´t nothing wrong in that,no, it wasn´t us that made him fall,you can´t blame us at all.
Who killed Davey Moore?How come he died, and what`s the reason for?
Not I says the manager, puffing on his big cigar,it´s hard to say, it´s hard to tell,always thought that he was well,too bad for his wife and kids he´s dead,but if he was sick he should have said,no, you can´t blame me at all,it wasn´t me that made him fall.
Who killed Davey Moore?How come he died, and what`s the reason for?
Not I says the boxing writer,
Pounding his print on his old typwriter,says boxing ain`t to blame,there is just as much danger in the football game,says boxing is here to stay,it´s just the old American way,no, it wasn´t me that made him fall,you can´t blame me at all.
Who killed Davey Moore?How come he died, and what`s the reason for?
Not I says the man whose fistslaid him low of 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 was paid to do,don´t say murder,don´t say kill,it was destiny, it was God´s will.
Who killed Davey Moore?How come he died, and what`s the reason for?