 Fisticuffs lyrics ( Primus )   
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Artist : Primus
Song : Fisticuffs
They found james ambrose dead in his cell,
A gaping gash in his arm had drained him down to
hell.
No one knew for sure if ambrose was his name.
They called him yankee sullivan in early days of
fame.
He’d known the game of fisticuffs had always
treated him right .
But no one knew the men who came and took his
life that night
He’d spent some time in botany bay atoning for
his sins.
He fought a bout with hammer lane and took a
tainted win.
He was the hero of the bowery, a prince of
lawless times.
Then was battered by the "butcherman"
in 1849.
He knew the game of fisticuffs, he knew the game
of might.
But no one knew the men who came and took his
life one night.
He knew the game of fisticuffs.
Lilly and mccoy were shy of a hundred and forty
pounds.
In 1842 they went a hundred and eighteen rounds.
They begged mccoy to cash it in, he said that he
would not.
Got up and fought one more round then died right
on the spot.
He knew the game of fisticuffs, he knew the game
of fight.
But no one knew the game would come and take his
life that night.
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