Fisticuffs
Primus"Fisticuffs" is a song by Primus, released in 1998 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:08 long and contains 19 lines and 212 words.
Lyrics
0:41They found james ambrose dead in his cell
0:44A gaping gash in his arm had drained him down to hell
0:48No one knew for sure if ambrose was his name
0:51They called him yankee sullivan in early days of fame
0:54Hed known the game of fisticuffs had always treated him right
0:58But no one knew the men who came and took his life that night
1:01Hed spent some time in botany bay atoning for his sins
1:25He fought a bout with hammer lane and took a tainted win
1:28He was the hero of the bowery a prince of lawless times
1:32Then was battered by the butcherman in 1849
1:35He knew the game of fisticuffs he knew the game of might
1:39But no one knew the men who came and took his life one night
1:43He knew the game of fisticuffs
1:52Lilly and mccoy were shy of a hundred and forty pounds
2:54In 1842 they went a hundred and eighteen rounds
2:57They begged mccoy to cash it in he said that he would not
3:01Got up and fought one more round then died right on the spot
3:05He knew the game of fisticuffs he knew the game of fight
3:08But no one knew the game would come and take his life that night
They found james ambrose dead in his cell A gaping gash in his arm had drained him down to hell No one knew for sure if ambrose was his name They called him yankee sullivan in early days of fame Hed known the game of fisticuffs had always treated him right But no one knew the men who came and took his life that night Hed spent some time in botany bay atoning for his sins He fought a bout with hammer lane and took a tainted win He was the hero of the bowery a prince of lawless times Then was battered by the butcherman in 1849 He knew the game of fisticuffs he knew the game of might But no one knew the men who came and took his life one night He knew the game of fisticuffs Lilly and mccoy were shy of a hundred and forty pounds In 1842 they went a hundred and eighteen rounds They begged mccoy to cash it in he said that he would not Got up and fought one more round then died right on the spot He knew the game of fisticuffs he knew the game of fight But no one knew the game would come and take his life that night
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