Who Killed Davey Moore? Lyrics

Who killed Davey Moore?
Why an' what's the reason for?

"Not I", said the referee
"Don't point your finger at me
I could've stopped it in the eighth
An' maybe kept him from his fate
But the crowd would've booed, I'm sure
At not gettin' their money's worth
It's too bad that he had to go
But there was a pressure on me too, you know
It wasn't me that made him fall
No, you can't blame me at all"

Who killed Davey Moore?
Why an' what's the reason for?

"Not us", said the angry crowd
Whose screams filled the arena loud
"It's too bad he died that night
But we just like to see a fight
We didn't mean for him to meet his death
We just meant to see some sweat
There ain't nothing wrong in that
It wasn't us that made him fall
No, you can't blame us at all"

Who killed Davey Moore?
Why an' what's the reason for?

"Not me", said his manager
Puffing on a big cigar
"It's hard to say, it's hard to tell
I always thought that he was well
It's too bad for his wife an' kids he's dead
But if he was sick he should've said
It wasn't me that made him fall
No, you can't blame me at all"

Who killed Davey Moore
Why an' what's the reason for?

"Not me", says the gambling man
With his ticket stub still in his hand
"My wasn't me that knocked him down
My hands never touched him none
I didn't commit no ugly sin
Anyway, I put money on him to win
It wasn't me that made him fall
No, you can't blame me at all"

Who killed Davey Moore
Why an' what's the reason for?

"Not me", says the boxing writer
Pounding print on his old typewriter
Sayin', "Boxing ain't to blame
There's just as much danger in a football game"
Sayin', "Fist fighting is here to stay
It's just the old American way
It wasn't me that made him fall
No, you can't blame me at all"

Who killed Davey Moore?
Why an' what's the reason for?

"Not me", says the man whose fists
Laid him low in a cloud of mist
Who came here from Cuba's door
Where boxing ain't allowed no more
"I hit him, I hit him, yes, it's true
But that's what I am paid to do
Don't say 'murder,' don't say 'kill'
It was destiny, it was God's will"

Who killed Davey Moore
Why an' what's the reason for?

Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 - Concert at Philharmonic Hall

Mar 2004

1. The Times They Are A-Changin' (Live Album Version)
2. Spanish Harlem Incident (Live)
3. Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (Live Album Version)
4. To Ramona (Live Album Version)
5. Who Killed Davey Moore? (Live Album Version)
6. Gates Of Eden (Live Album Version)
7. If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got To Stay All Night) (Live Album Version)
8. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (Live Album Version)
9. I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (Live Album Version)
10. Mr. Tambourine Man (Live Album Version)
11. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Live Album Version)
12. Talkin' World War III Blues (Live Album Version)
13. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Live Album Version)
14. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll (Live Album Version)
15. Mama, You Been On My Mind (Live Album Version)
16. Silver Dagger (Live Album Version)
17. With God On Our Side (Live Album Version)
18. It Ain't Me, Babe (Live Album Version)
19. All I Really Want To Do (Live Album Version)