BWS151 Creative Final Project
Lyrics:
1.Defensive in his style waiting for a mistake
2.With a smile on his face, yet still bitter from hate
3.Hay makers in wake that left em cooked like a steak
4.Right hooks to the crooks who called him out as a fake
5.Its not up for debate, Jack Johnson produced
6.In a fight with tommy burns never called it a truce
7.And While burns could only turn to his verbal abuse
8.Johnson had him on tilt like he was leaning obtuse
9.He sat back and relaxed then started bringing the heat
10.Hammering a falling burns, held him up, then repeat
11.Burns reacted with the slurs, but ended up at the feet
12.Of the Galveston giant, bathing in a defeat
13.Johnson would never retreat, looking hard as a stone
14.He was something like a king but wasnt given a throne
15.Because the tone of his skin, 50 and 0 with the win
16.Line em up, lay em down, uppercut to the chin
The opposition was succombing
As he took them away
All the pain, persistent numbing
From the hate in the day
Fighting style pretty stunning
Hed put on a display
Champion he was becoming
His opponents would pay
1.I find it hard to believe that they still wanted to fight
2.But the critics still chirped because his skin wasnt light
3.6-1 was his height, and though his skin wasnt white
4.Looking like a powder keg, he was about to ignite
5.Its absurd, things blurred, Jeffries wanted a bout
6.The former champ was feeling stirred, coming out of his drought
7.He gave a shout as to saying white man was the king
8.But had a world of hurt coming stepping into the ring
9.July 4th, 1910 ringside out in reno
10.In Nevada not vegas man forget the casino
11.White, black and latinoâ20,000 on hand
12.Johnsons head up in the cloud, Jeffries head in the sand
13.So throughout the competition, Johnson racked up the score
14.Beating a helpless Jim Jeffries, hit him twice to the floor
15.Pop that into the drawer, and understand me son
16.Boxings first black man, world champion
1.Wave after wave, the celebrations proceed
2.And police had tried their best, but they couldnt succeed
3.Many riots had occurred taking time to recede
4.And for blacks the victory wasnt a want but a need
5.Giving pride and lifting chins it was of something to claim
6.The new negro uprising seemingly was the aim
7.So then Johnson took a shot, aiming at the white gentry
8.Giving all blacks hope with the fight of the century
9.And at first he wasnt loud, but started taking a stand
10.And consider him damn proud to have defeated the man
11.Who had claimed his white supremecy all over the land
12.Only to hop up in the ring, 14 rounds, then was canned
13.Johnson made himself an example putting down the attacks
14.Reminisce about his legacy as Im laying the tracks
15.All truth up out my mouth, regurgitating the facts
16.If youre taking one thing, it was inspiring for blacks
Instrumental by RedHookNoodles–no intention for monetary gain.
