Songtexte Who Killed Davey Moore? - Live - Pete Seeger

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 eighth
And saved him from his 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's pressure on me, you know
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 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 his manager
Puffing on his big cigar
It's hard to say, it's hard to tell
I 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 typewriter
Says boxing ain't to blame
There's just as much danger in a 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 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 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?