Who killed Davey Moore?
Who is responsible and why is he dead?
It isn't me, said the referee, not me
Don't point the finger at me!
Of course, I could have saved him
If in the eighth round I had said "enough!"
But the crowd would have whistled
They wanted their money's worth, you know
It's a shame, but that's that
There are others above me
It isn't me that let him fall
You can't accuse me!
Who killed Davey Moore?
Who is responsible and why is he dead?
It isn't us, said the angry crowd
We spent quite a bit of money
It's a shame, but between us
We like a good match, that's all
And whenever things get rough, we find it ok
But you know, it's not our fault
It isn't us that let him fall
You can't accuse us!
Who killed Davey Moore?
Who is responsible and why is he dead?
It isn't me, said his manager, aside
Taking a drag from a big cigar
It's hard to say, to explain
I believed that he was in good health
For his wife, his children, it's worse
But if he was sick, he could've said it
It's not me that let him fall
You can't accuse me!
Who killed Davey Moore?
Who is responsible and why is he dead?
It isn't me, said the journalist from the Tribune
Typing on his paper for the frontpage
Boxing isn't the cause, you know it
In a football game* there are as many dangers
Boxing, is a healthy thing
It's part of american life
It isn't me that let him fall
You can't accuse me!
Who killed Davey Moore?
Who is responsible and why is he dead?
It isn't me, said his opponent, which
Gave him the last fatal blow
From Cuba he escaped
Where boxing is now prohibited
I hit him, of course, that's true
But for this job they pay me
Don't say that I killed him and after all
It's destiny, God willed it
Who killed Davey Moore?
Who is responsible and why is he dead?