Qui a tué Davy Moore ? [English translation]

Who killed Davey Moore?

Who is responsible and why is he dead?

It isn't me, said the referee, not me

Don't point the finger at me!

Of course, I could have saved him

If in the eighth round I had said "enough!"

But the crowd would have whistled

They wanted their money's worth, you know

It's a shame, but that's that

There are others above me

It isn't me that let him fall

You can't accuse me!

Who killed Davey Moore?

Who is responsible and why is he dead?

It isn't us, said the angry crowd

We spent quite a bit of money

It's a shame, but between us

We like a good match, that's all

And whenever things get rough, we find it ok

But you know, it's not our fault

It isn't us that let him fall

You can't accuse us!

Who killed Davey Moore?

Who is responsible and why is he dead?

It isn't me, said his manager, aside

Taking a drag from a big cigar

It's hard to say, to explain

I believed that he was in good health

For his wife, his children, it's worse

But if he was sick, he could've said it

It's not me that let him fall

You can't accuse me!

Who killed Davey Moore?

Who is responsible and why is he dead?

It isn't me, said the journalist from the Tribune

Typing on his paper for the frontpage

Boxing isn't the cause, you know it

In a football game* there are as many dangers

Boxing, is a healthy thing

It's part of american life

It isn't me that let him fall

You can't accuse me!

Who killed Davey Moore?

Who is responsible and why is he dead?

It isn't me, said his opponent, which

Gave him the last fatal blow

From Cuba he escaped

Where boxing is now prohibited

I hit him, of course, that's true

But for this job they pay me

Don't say that I killed him and after all

It's destiny, God willed it

Who killed Davey Moore?

Who is responsible and why is he dead?

• Artist:Graeme Allwright