Who Killed Davey Moore - Pete Seeger

Who killed Davey Moore

How come he die lots of the reason for

Not I says the referee

Don't point your little finger at me

I could've stopped it in the eighth

An' from his terrible fate

But the crowd would've booed I'm sure

At not gettin' their money's worth

It's too bad he had to go

But there was a pressure on me too you know

It wasn't me that made him fall

You can't blame me at all

Who killed Davey Moore

How come he die lots of the reason for

Not us says the angry crowd

Whose screams filled the arena loud

It's 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

It wasn't us that made him fall

You can't blame us at all

Who killed Davey Moore

How come he die lots of the reason for

Not I says his manager

Puffing on a big cigar

It's hard to say it's hard to tell

I always thought that he was well

It's too bad for his wife an' kids he's dead

But if he was sick he should've said

You can't blame me at all

It wasn't me that made him fall

Who killed Davey Moore

How come he die lots of the reason for

Not I says the boxing writer

Pounding 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

It wasn't me that made him fall

You can't blame me at all

Who killed Davey Moore

How come he die lots of 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 die lots of the reason for