Patriotic

Lyrics

[Apollo] Listen up, people Apollo is having a vision! I see a life size lady liberty You're digging it? [Ensemble] We're digging it [Apollo] I see an Uncle Sam, and he's black like me! Are you digging it? [Jergens, spoken] I'm.. digging it? [Apollo] We find a white local fighter and I'll be all his If that ain't American, what is? Red white and blue and doin' this Patriotic! (Patriotic!) I see Apollo shirts and baseball caps You digging it? [Ensemble] We're digging it [Apollo] And every bumper sticker's for the hometown saps Are you digging it? [Ensemble] Digging it! [Apollo] I'm seein' star-spangled banners and my girls in tights Sequins and fireworks and hot lights! A first in the history of fights Patriotic (patriotic) This fight should've put me right up at the best Joe Louis and Fraisеr and all of the rest I ain't gettin' youngеr, ain't got the time To fight some bum who's past his prime But we got the venue [Manager] We got the bout [Apollo and Ensemble] And your damned opponent is chickenin' out Fight is on no matter what [Apollo ] Now, who in the hell in Philly do we got? [Manager] Billy Snow? [Apollo] Rhymes with no! Big Chuck Krull? [Manager] Too old, too dull [Jergens] Dipper Riley's ideal [Apollo] Dipper? Get real! But here we got a name with some poster appeal "The Italian stallion!" [Apollo and Ensemble] Wrap it in a flag, make the people scream! Someone'll be gettin' the American dream [Apollo] Mister down 'n out versus mister slick! [Apollo and Ensemble] It's gonna be patriotic! [Apollo] I didn't get where I got to by being dumb [Ensemble] Rocky Balboa [Apollo] Here I come! That's patriotic (patriotic) Ooh, patriotic (patriotic) [Apollo, spoken] Apollo Creed meets the Italian stallion! Shit, sounds like a damn monster movie [Ensemble] Uh-huh