Champion of the World (Muhammad Ali Tribute)

And now, ladies and gentlemen, from Louisville

Kentucky, wearing black tie, Mr. Cassius Marcellus

Clay, with his classic poem, "I am the greatest"

This kid's got a left, this kid's got a right

If he hits you once, you're asleep for the night

This kid fights great, he's got speed and endurance

But if you sign to fight him, increase your insurance

I am the greatest

I told ya, I told ya, I'm the real champion

I am the greatest, the greatest of all time

As you lie on the floor, while the ref counts ten

Pray that you won't have to fight me again

He is the greatest, the greatest of all time

This brash young boxer is something to see

And the heavyweight championship is his destiny

I'm gonna float like a butterfly, sting like a bee

You can't hit what you can't see

Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee

I'm gonna float like a butterfly, sting like a bee

You can't hit what you can't see

Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee

I have wrestled with an alligator, I've done tussled with a whale

I've done handcuffed lightnin', throw thunder in jail, that's bad

When I say two, that's never third

When I say three, don't bet against me, I'm a man of my word

The man's in trouble

I'ma show you

I know you gotta think, but the man's in trouble

I'ma show you how great I am

I'ma show you, I'ma show you

I'ma show you how great I am, how great I am

This brash young boxer is something to see

And the heavyweight championship is his destiny

I'm gonna float like a butterfly, sting like a bee

You can't hit what you can't see

Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee

I'm gonna float like a butterfly, sting like a bee

You can't hit what you can't see

Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee

Wait 'til ya see Muhammad Ali

I told ya, I'm the real champion

I'm the champion of them all

All of 'em involved, all of my critics fall