Key: Bb | Tempo: 70 | Time: 3/4
Intro
Verse 1
I Was A Poor Boy,
From The Streets Of Dublin Town
My Father Left When I Was Young,
My Mother Wore A Frown
I Left My Home And My Family
At They Age Of Seventeen
To Seek My Fortune In This Cruel World,
Chasing Stupid Dreams
Verse 2
I Came To London With My Fists
And Nothing In My Hand
I Fought For Pennies
In The Back Streets Of This Foreign Land
The Winter Cuts Right Through My Coat,
The Hunger Burns My Pride
But In The Ring I Stand Alone,
With Nothing Left To Hide
Chorus
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai,
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai,
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai
Verse 3
In The Clearing Stands A Boxer
And A Fighter By His Trade
And He Carries The Reminders
Of Every Glove That Laid Him Down
Or Cut Him Till He Cried Out
In His Anger And His Shame
"I Am Leaving, I Am Leaving",
But The Fighter Still Remains
Chorus
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai,
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai,
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai
Instrumental
Verse 4
In The Quiet Of The Night
I Hear My Mother Call My Name
She Asks Me Why I Chose This Life
Of Blood And Sweat And Pain
I Have Squandered All My Money
On The Women And The Wine
But Still The Fighter In Me Says,
Get Up Lad, One More Time
Chorus
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai,
Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai, Lai La Lai,
The Fighter Still Remains
The Fighter Still Remains
Outro
