Monkey and the Underdog

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"

I've been fightin', fightin'

Fightin' just to stay alive

And I've been fightin', fightin'

Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five

Well, 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 just 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', oh, oh, fightin'

Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five

Now, he's sneaky and he'll smile on

Right at you pretend to lick 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 good, no

But his eyes met mine and he said "I'll kick his ass"

I knew right then he would

Oh, been fightin', yeah, I've been fightin', yeah

Fightin' just to stay alive

I've been fightin', oh, oh, oh, oh, fightin'

Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five

Well, now I don't want to bore you

With a bunch of dialog

It's not how much dog is in the fight

It's how much fight is in my 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

Oh, fightin', oh, fightin', yeah

Fightin' just to stay alive

Fight ... fightin', fightin'

Fightin' to get from four o'clock ... oh, oh ... oh, oh

Fightin', oh, fightin'

Fightin' just to stay alive

I've been fightin', yeah, oh, fightin'

Fightin' to get from four o'clock to five