Booked as the tune-up, fifty to oneA name on the card just to warm up the gunBut the smaller dog had a colder eyeSparring in a basement while the city slept byNow watch him rise, now watch him riseUnderdogNobody saw it coming but the underdogUnderdogThe one you bet against is standing on the topHey! Hey! Hey! Hey!The underdogHey! Hey! Hey! Hey!Round after round he ate the stormTook the champ's best just to stay warmTwelfth and final, the favorite turnsOne left hook, and the whole arena learnsUnderdogNobody saw it coming but the underdogUnderdogThe one you bet against is standing on the topThis one's for the overlooked, the never-picked, the lastThe slow start with the strong finish, watch them fly pastUnderdogHey! Hey! Hey! Hey! The underdog
