Baby You Knock Me Out

Lyrics

[BOXER 1] As we think of Stillman's graduates Our eyes begin to mist [ALL] For the fighting game Has its heavyweight hall of fame With John L. Sullivan Leading off the list [LEFTY, spoken] And after him came, uh... [JACKIE, spoken] James Corbett [BOXER 1, spoken] Yeah, and then... [JACKIE] Bob Fitzsimmons, James Jeffries Jack Johnson, Jess Willard Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney Max Schmeling, Primo Carnera Max Baer, James Braddock Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles Joe Walcott and Rocky Marciano [LEFTY, spoken] Just a minute! In what round did Dempsey knock out Firpo? [JACKIE, spoken] Round two [BOXER 2, spoken] Where? [JACKIE, spoken] The Polo Grounds [BOXER 2, spoken] When? [JACKIE, spoken] 1923 [BOXER 2, spoken] In what round did Louis knock out Schmeling? [JACKIE, spoken] First round. Two minutes, four seconds [BOXER 2, spoken] Where? [JACKIE, spoken] The Polo Grounds [LEFTY, spoken] When? [JACKIE, spoken] 1938 [BOXER 1, spoken] In what round did Jeffries knock down Fitzsimmons? [JACKIE, spoken] The second, the tenth and eleventh [BOXERS] What a dame, what a dame She belongs in the hall of fame Baby, you knock me out [LEFTY] You're the dame with the frame they whistle at You're the dame with the brain in picture hat You're the doll with a wallop like a baseball bat [BOXERS] One, two, three, four, five Six, seven, eight, nine, ten [JACKIE] Boing [BOXERS] I'm flat Baby, you knock me out You're the miss with the kisses super-sweet You're the top people stop when you're on the street You're a wow with the power I admit defeat One, two, three, four, five Six, seven, eight, nine, ten Boing – I'm beat Star light, star bright I see stars when you move in One, two, left, right, you win [JACKIE] You got me hanging on the ropes [BOXERS] Baby, you knock me out You're the broad I'd applaud in a Broadway show You're the chick with a kick like a rodeo Honeybunch, you got the punch that lays me low One, two, three, four, five Six, seven, eight, nine, ten Boing – KO Baby, you knock me out One, two, three, four, five Six, seven, eight, nine, ten Boing [JACKIE] How strong One, two, three, four, five Six, seven, eight, nine, ten Boing – come on You got me hanging on the ropes [BOXERS] Baby, you knock me out You're the broad I'd applaud in a Broadway show You're the chick with a kick like a rodeo Honeybunch, you got the punch that lays me low One, two, three, four, five Six, seven, eight, nine, ten Boing [JACKIE] KO [BOXERS] Left, right, let me shout Baby, you knock me out