Monkey And The Underdog - David Crosby

Well I went out for my evenin' stroll

All along the boulevard

It’s familiar turf, from the hills

To the surf

I treat it like my front yard

Well I right away ran into

A girl I know

She said «you gotta come with

Me tonight, the word

Is out that the underdog

And the monkey gonna finally fight.»

Been fightin'…fightin'

Fightin' just to stay alive

I’ve been fightin'…fightin'

Fightin' to get from

Four o’clock to five

Now I’m not what you’d call

A violent man

But the news brought a smile

To my face

Cause the underdog is a

Friend of mine

I’d love to see him

Put that monkey in his place

You may think I’m crazy

The odds are against the dog

You understand;

This monkey is as strong as

A gorilla

He’d stretch a tire like

A rubber band

But I’ve been fightin'…fightin'

Fightin' just to stay alive

I’ve been fightin'…fightin'

Fightin' to get from

Four o’clock to five

Now, he’s sneaky

And he’ll smile

Right at you, pretend

To like your boots

And all the while

He’d be thinking

How to rip your soul

Out by the roots

When we got there

My old underdog

He didn’t really look too goo, no

But when his eyes met mine

And he said

«I'll kick his ass.»

And I knew right then he would

I’ve been fightin'

I’ve been fightin'

Fightin' just to stay alive

I’ve been fightin'…fightin'

Fightin' to get from

Four o’clock to five

Well now I don’t want

To bore you

With a bunch of dialogue

It’s not how much dog

Is in the fight

It’s how much fight

Is in the dog

And I’ve been fightin'…oh fightin'

Fightin' just to stay alive

I’ve been fightin'…yeah fightin'

Fightin' to get from

Four o’clock to five

I’ve been fightin'…oh fightin'

Fightin' just to stay alive

I’ve been fightin'…yeah fightin'

Fightin' to get from

Four o’clock to five

I’ve been fightin'…oh fightin'

Fightin' just to stay alive

I’ve been fightin'…yeah fightin'

Fightin' to get from

Four o’clock to five