Lyrics Stan' Up an' Fight - Sammy Davis, Jr. With Joseph Gershenson's Orchestra, Sammy Davis, Jr. With Joseph Gershenson's Orchestra

Stan' Up an' Fight

Thanks a lot!
I’t sure is nice to be,
To be where I can see
So many friends o' mine.
How’ve I been doin'?
How’ve I been doin'?
If you really want to know de truth,
I’m doin' fine!
Seventeen
Decisions in a row,
An' only five on points;
De res' were all K.O.
Jackson an' Johnson,
Murphy an' Bronson,
One by one dey come,
An' one by one to dreamland dey go.
How’s it done?
You ask me, how’s it done?
I got a trainer man
What taught me all I know.
It Sure feels good to have him in my corner,
To hear his voice so soft it low:
Remember"Big boy",
You mus' remember
Stan' up an' fight until you hear de bell,
Stan' toe to toe,
Trade blow fer blow, and
Keep punchin' till you make yer punches tell, and
Show dat crowd watcher know!
Until you hear dat bell,
Dat final bell,
Stan' up an' fight like hell!"
When you fight
Out in de open air, out
In a patch o' light
De ring looks small an' white.
Out in de blackness,
Out in de blackness,
You c’n feel a hun’erd thousan' eyes
Fillin' de night.
Cigarettes
Are blinkin' in de dark,
And makin' little spark’s
Aroun' de baseball park,
People are quiet
Then there’s a riot!
Someone throws a punch
an than it’s smack right on de mark
Someon’s hurt,
You kinda think it’s you.
You hang across de ropes
Da’s all you want to do.
Den you look aroun' an' see your trainer’s eyes, he’s
beggin' you to see it through,
Dey say, «Remember,
Big Boy, Remember
Stan' up an' fight until you hear de bell,
Stan' toe to toe,
Trade blow fer blow, and
Keep punchin' till you make yer punches tell, and
Show dat crowd what you know!
Until you hear dat bell,
Dat final bell,
Stan, up an' fight like hell!"