Friday, July 22, 2005

Music update

I thought I was up to the C's as I approached work yesterday - "Cassius Clay" as performed by The Gear Daddies was playing.
I was wrong. I was still in the B's. The name of the song is "Black Superman."
The song was written by Johnny Wakelin and originally performed by Johnny Wakelin & Kinshasa Band. I don't understand how an alt country combo from Austin, Minn. ended up recording it, but it was on their last gasp throw-away album "Can't Have Nothin' Nice."
Here are the lyrics:
This here's the story of Cassius Clay
Who changed his name to Muhammad Ali
He knows how to talk and he knows how to fight
And all the contenders were beat out of sight

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali
He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
Mohammed, the black superman
Who calls to the other guy I'm Ali catch me if you can

Now all you fight fans, you've got to agree
There ain't no flies on Muhammad Ali
He fills the arena wherever he goes
And everyone gets what they paid for

Muhammad, was known to have said
You watch me shuffle and I'll jab off your head
He moves like the black superman
And calls to the other guy I'm Ali catch me if you can

He says I'm the greatest the worlds ever seen
The heavyweight champion who came back again
My face is so pretty you don't see a scar
Which proves I'm the king of the ring by far

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali
He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
Mohammed, the black superman
Who calls to the other guy I'm Ali catch me if you can

Sing, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali
He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee
Muhammad, the black superman
Who calls to the other guy I'm Ali catch me if you can

I'm Ali catch me if you can

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