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Who Killed Davey Moore? 1 Bob Dylan © 1964 Witmark & Sons, 1965 Warner Chapell Music (Official lyrics @ www.bobdylan.com)

12 Apr 1963 STOLEN MOMENTS:     New York Town Hall 12th April 1963 (T-978) THE BANJO TAPE & NYC TOWN HALL (T-452) ACOUSTIC SET N.Y.C. 1963 (T-109) BLACK NITE CRASH (vinyl bootleg)

Town Hall, NYC - 12.apr.1963 Who killed Davey Moore, Why and what's the reason for? Not I, said the referee, Don't point your finger at me. Sure I could have stopped it in the eighth And kept him from his terrible fate. But the crowd would have boeed, I'm sure At not getting their money's worth. It's too bad he had to go, But there was pressure on me too, you know. No it wasn't me that made him fall. You can't blame me at all. Who killed Davey Moore, Why and 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 liked to see a good fight. We didn't mean for him to meet his death, We just liked to see some sweat. There ain't nothing wrong in that. It wasn't us that made him fall. You can't blame us at all. Who killed Davey Moore, why and 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 and his kids he's dead, But if he was sick, he should have said. It wasn't me that made him fall. No you can't blame me at all. Who killed Davey Moore, Why and what's the reason for? Not me, says the boxing writer Who pounds prints on his old typewriter. Saying boxing ain't to blame, There's just as much danger in a football game. Saying boxing is here to stay, It's just the old American way. No it wasn't me that made him fall. You can't blame me at all. Who killed Davey Moore, Why and what's the reason for? Not I, said 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, 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 Gods will. Who killed Davey Moore, why and what's the reason for?

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26 Oct 1963 the bootleg series volumes 1-3 [rare and unreleased] 1961-1991 UNRAVELLED TALES:     Carnegie Hall 26th October 1963 (T-992) GREAT WHITE WONDER Part 2 (vinyl bootleg) GWW A THOUSAND MILES BEHIND (vinyl bootleg) 24 (vinyl bootleg) 31 Oct 1964 CONCERT AT PHILHARMONIC HALL:     THE BOOTLEG SERIES Vol. 6 LIVE 1964 ALL HALLOW'S EVE & MORE (T-067) LIVE IN NEW YORK 1964 [DOCUMENT] (T-112)

Carnegie Hall, NYC - 26.oct.1963 Philharmonic Hall, NYC - 31.oct.1964 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 have stopped it in the eight An' maybe kept him form his fate But the crowd would have booed, i'm sure At not gettin' their money's worth It's too hard he had to go But there was pressure on me too, you know It wasn't me that made him fall 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 had to die that night But we just like to see a good old fashioned fight We didn't mean for him to meet his death We just meant to see some sweat There ain't nothin' wrong in that It wasn't us that made him fall You can't blame us at all." Who killed Davey Moore? Why an' what's the reason for? "Not me", said his manager Puffin' 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 You can't blame me at all." Who killed Davey Moore? Why an' what's the reason for? "Not me", said the gamblin' man With his ticket stub still in his hand "It wasn't me that knocked him down My hands didn't touch 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 You can't blame me at all." Who killed Davey Moore? Why an' what's the reason for? "Not me", said the boxin' writer Who pounds some prints on his ol' typewriter Sayin', "Boxin' is here to stay There's just as much danger in a football game" Sayin', "Fist fightin' is here to stay It's just the ol' american way It wasn't me that made him fall You can't blame me at all." Who killed Davey Moore? Why an' what's the reason for? "Not me", said the man whose fists Laid him low in a cloud of mist Who came here from Cuba's door Where boxin' ain't allowed no more "I hit him, i hit him, yes it's true But that's what i'm 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?