Ballad of Lou the Welterweight
Powder your nose, pull off your pantyhose
Let me love you from behind, my Darling
Powder your nose, pull on your pantyhose
We're going down to my bout, my Darling
Before the bell would ring he had a way like Errol Flynn
As he sauntered to the ring with a sheet on
But the late rounds scared the girl, Heaven knows she thought the world of Lou
It was hard to see him swaying in the neon
Joey was a no-one, just some big dumb kid from Flushing
He had a face like an ugly bull, always pouting
He hit Louie kind of low and he stumbles on the ropes
As the bookies blocked the rows, shouting
Powder your nose, pull off your pantyhose
Let me love you from behind, my Darling
Powder your nose, pull on your pantyhose
We're going down to my bout, my Darling
The blows were hard and loud, he could hardly hear the crowd
In the bleachers where they howled, they were cheering
I remember in the eighth, it was clear that Lou was fading
When something caught his eye by the ceiling
He saw her as she spoke through the shifty yellow smoke
She said, "Louie, you look bad, are you dying?"
But Louie could not answer, his eyes were cast up to the rafters
And then they slowly sealed in silence
Powder your nose, pull off your pantyhose
Let me love you from behind, my Darling
Powder your nose, pull on your pantyhose
We're going down to my bout, my Darling
Balada de Lou, o Peso-Pena
Pó na cara, tira a meia-calça
Deixa eu te amar por trás, meu bem
Pó na cara, coloca a meia-calça
Vamos descer pro meu combate, meu bem
Antes do sino tocar, ele tinha um jeito como o Errol Flynn
Enquanto ele caminhava pro ringue com um lençol
Mas as últimas rodadas assustaram a garota, Deus sabe que ela achava o Lou o máximo
Era difícil vê-lo balançando no neon
Joey era um ninguém, só um garoto burro de Flushing
Ele tinha uma cara de touro feio, sempre emburrado
Ele acertou o Lou meio baixo e ele tropeçou nas cordas
Enquanto os apostadores bloqueavam as fileiras, gritando
Pó na cara, tira a meia-calça
Deixa eu te amar por trás, meu bem
Pó na cara, coloca a meia-calça
Vamos descer pro meu combate, meu bem
Os golpes eram duros e altos, ele mal conseguia ouvir a multidão
Nas arquibancadas onde eles uivavam, estavam torcendo
Eu lembro que na oitava, estava claro que o Lou estava se apagando
Quando algo chamou sua atenção pelo teto
Ele a viu enquanto ela falava através da fumaça amarela e traiçoeira
Ela disse: "Louie, você está mal, está morrendo?"
Mas Louie não pôde responder, seus olhos estavam voltados pros vigas
E então eles lentamente se selaram em silêncio
Pó na cara, tira a meia-calça
Deixa eu te amar por trás, meu bem
Pó na cara, coloca a meia-calça
Vamos descer pro meu combate, meu bem