Stan' Up An' Fight

Stan' Up An' Fight - Sammy Davis Jr

Thanks a lot

I'm sure glad to be

To be where I can see

So many friends o' mine

How've I been doin'

How've I been doin'

If you really want to know the truth

I'm doing fine

Seventeen

Decisions in a row

An' only five on points;

The rest was all K O

Jackson an' Johnson

Murphy an' Bronson

One by one dey come

An' one by one to dreamland dey go

How's it done

You ask me how's it done

I got a trainer man

That taught me all I know

Sure feels good to have him in my corner

To Hear his voice a-whisp'rin' low:

" Remember Big boy You must remember

Stant up and fight until you hear de bell

Stant toe to toe

Trade blow fer blow

And keep punchin' till you make yer punches tell

And show dat crowd watcher know

Until you hear dat bell

Dat final bell

Stant up and fight like hell "

When you fight

Out in de open air

In a patch o' light

The ring looks small and white

Out in de blackness

Out in de blackness

You can feel a hunterd thousan' eyes

Filling the night

Cigarettes

Are blinking in the dark

And making polka dots

Around baseball park

People are quiet

Den dere's a riot

Someone throws a punch

And plants it smack right on the mark

Somebody's hurt

You kinda think it's you

You hang across the ropes

Da's all you want to do

Den you look around and see your trainer's eyes

Begging you to see it through

Dey say "Remember

Big Boy remember

Stand up and fight until you hear the bell

Stand toe to toe

Trade blow fer blow

And Keep punching till you make yer punches tell

And Show dat crowd watcher you know

Until you hear dat bell

Dat final bell

Stand up and fight like hell "

Stand up and fight

Stand up and fight

And fight like hell