(David Crosby and Craig Doerge)
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[Intro. (Electric Guitar)]
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Well, I went out for my evenin' stroll
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All along the boulevard
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It's familiar turf from the hills to the surf
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I treat it like my front yard
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Well, I right away ran into a girl I know
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She said "You gotta come with me tonight
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The word is out that the underdog
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And the monkey gonna finally fight"
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I've been fightin', fightin'
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Fightin' just to stay alive
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And I've been fightin', fightin'
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Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five
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Well, now I'm not what you'd call a violent man
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But the news brought a smile to my face
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'Cause the underdog is a friend of mine
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I'd just love to see him put that monkey in his place
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You may think I'm crazy
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The odds are against the dog you understand
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This monkey is as strong as a gorilla
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He'd stretch a tire like a rubber band
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But I've been fightin', fightin'
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Fightin' just to stay alive
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I've been fightin', oh, oh, fightin'
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Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five
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Now, he's sneaky and he'll smile on
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Right at you pretend to lick your boots
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And all the while he'd be thinking
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How to rip your soul out by the roots
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When we got there my old underdog
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He didn't really look too good, no
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But his eyes met mine and he said "I'll kick his ass"
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I knew right then he would
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Oh, been fightin', yeah, I've been fightin', yeah
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Fightin' just to stay alive
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I've been fightin', oh, oh, oh, oh, fightin'
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Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five
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Well, now I don't want to bore you
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With a bunch of dialog
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It's not how much dog is in the fight
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It's how much fight is in my dog
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And I've been fightin', oh, fightin'
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Fightin' just to stay alive
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I've been fightin', yeah, fightin'
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Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five
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Oh, fightin', oh, fightin', yeah
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Fightin' just to stay alive
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Fight... fightin', fightin'
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Fightin' to get from four o'clock... oh, oh... oh, oh
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Fightin', oh, fightin'
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Fightin' just to stay alive
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I've been fightin', yeah, oh, fightin'
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Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five
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Monkey And The Underdog
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David Crosby |