Down south there's a gamblin' sport
Where they throw cock-roosters in a pit
Song ain't sayin' what's right or wrong.
Just sayin' how it is
One day I came across a small country town
And all kinds of excitement was comin' down
The folks bet all their money
Ever'body closed up shop
For a fight to the finish
With a champion fightin' cock Oh Oh Oh
Fightin' cock You're spurs are hot
They came to see a battle from miles around
Ain't no other rooster could ever put him down
He never heard of mercy nor the meaning of fear
The only thing he understood
Was happening right here
Oh Oh Oh Fightin' cock
Won't you show me what you got
While you're spurs are hot
His feathers were ruffled
His tail was upright
Struttin' real fancy
He always moved just right
And then he screamed out his vict'ry crow
Because because his enemy, yeah...
He stood no more...
Oh Oh Oh Fightin' cock
Oh Oh Oh won't you show
Me what you've got
Oh Oh Oh fightin' cock
Oh Oh Oh you're spurs are hot