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[00:42.36]They found James Ambrose dead in his cell
[00:45.33]A gaping gash in his arm had drained him down to Hell
[00:48.86]No one knew for sure if Ambrose was his name
[00:52.52]They called him Yankee Sullivan in early days of fame
[00:55.55]He'd known the game of fisticuffs had always treated him right
[00:59.05]But no one knew the men who came and took his life that night
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[01:23.78]He'd spent some time in Botany Bay atoning for his sins
[01:26.77]He fought a bout with Hammer Lane and took a tainted win
[01:29.76]He was the hero of the Bowery, a prince of lawless times
[01:33.27]Then was battered by the "Butcherman" in 1849
[01:36.96]He knew the game of fisticuffs, he knew the game of might
[01:39.72]But no one knew the men who came and took his life one night
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[01:49.91]He knew the game of fisticuffs
[01:53.45]He knew the game of fisticuffs
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[02:51.94]Lilly and McCoy were shy of a hundred and forty pounds
[02:54.98]In 1842 they went a hundred and eighteen rounds
[02:58.25]They begged McCoy to cash it in, he said that he would not
[03:01.99]Got up and fought one more round then died right on the spot
[03:05.42]He knew the game of fisticuffs, he knew the game of fight
[03:08.78]But no one knew the game would come and take his life that night
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[03:17.14]He knew the game of fisticuffs
[03:24.09]He knew the game of fisticuffs
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