Title:  Boris the boxer

Composer:  Joe Raposo ?

Lead vocals:  Hattie Winston

Backing vocals:  none

Scene:  Jim Boyd as a retired boxer who unfortunately just can’t seem to get it out of his system.

[HW]  Here’s the story of Boris, who once used to box,

Who once used to box so well.

Here’s the story of Boris, who once used to box,

And still does when he hears a bell.

When he left the ring after fifty-nine fights,

He traveled with perfume to sell.

But still he was Boris, who once used to box,

And still does when he hears a bell.

He worked as a waiter at weddings, and things

Like parties and dentist’s conventions.

Till one time a gentleman got up to speak,

And clinked on his glass for attention.

He traveled to Finland, because he had heard

That climbin’ up mountains was swell.

But still he was Boris, who once used to box,

And still does when he hears a bell.

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