Baby You Knock Me Out
[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
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