Dans un village noir de charbon
Dans les ch'minées et les corons
Tout p' tit il battait ses copains
Il était fier de ses deux poings
Presqu' autant qu' son père le mineur
Qui disait: " Ça f' ra un boxeur "
Le jour de son premier combat
Fallait un nom, l' en avait pas
Comme la mode était à l' anglais
Il s' appela " Battling Joe "
Battling Joe
C' était un peu démesuré
Pour un gosse aux épaules étroites
Mais qui avait une méchante droite
Battling Joe
Il gagna son premier combat
Et le soir même avec papa
Il prenait le train pour Paris
Où un boxeur ça vaut son prix
Battling Joe
Il croyait bien en f'sant c' truc-là
Être plus libre mais voilà
Qui dit boxeur dit manager
Le sien avait une poigne de fer
C' était un gars très régulier
Qui pour justifier la moitié
Des bourses de tous ses combats
Lui fit mener une vie d' forçat
" On n' est pas là pour rigoler "
Qu' il disait à Battling Joe
Battling Joe
Devint un boxeur redouté
Battling faisait des gross' recettes
Battling devint une gross' vedette
Battling Joe
Les dames disaient tout près du ring
" Il est délicieux ce Battling "
Et elles admiraient son moral
Sans penser qu' les coups ça fait mal
Battling Joe
Battling devint un grand champion
Jusqu' au triste soir où un gnon
Lui embrouilla soudain les yeux
L' manager dit: " C'est pas sérieux !
Tu d' viens feignant, fait ton métier
Boxe rime pas avec pitié..."
La foule eut p' t' êtr' tort ce soir-là
De siffler la fin du combat
Malgré les lampes et leurs éclairs
Battling Joe... hé Joe... ne voyait plus clair
Battling Joe
C' est un nom mait' nant oublié
Une triste silhouette qui penche
Appuyée sur une canne blanche
Battling Joe
A tout perdu en un seul soir
Ses yeux son titre et son espoir
Mais il sait comme consolation
Son manager a d' autres champions
Battling Joe
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