Actionslacks - John L. Sullivan lyrics

New gold watch and derby hat New silk suit and bloody hands People stare when he walks by No one looks him in the eye But all the kids flocked to shake The right hand that made him great And that is why to this day People always say Did he meet the man Did he shake his hand Then let me shake the hand that shook the hand that shook the hand Of John L. Sullivan He went down to Baltimore He went down to settle a score People cheered when he took the mat Knocked him out in twenty seconds flat And children came from far and near And talked about it for years And that is why to this day People always say