I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson Lyrics - Will Smith

hey... hey Leroy... Leroy yeah did you hear about that boy Mike Tyson? 

Mike... Mike Tyson he's the boy that played football from Montreal ain't he? 

no no you old coop, he a... he a boxer man 

yeah let me tell ya I went to his fight a couple months ago. 

I seen him hit this boy, and he hit the boy so hard 

his head flew off into the eigtheenth row (laughing) 

they had to get his head out of the eighteenth row 

[Prince & Jeff] I was in Jeff's crib one night about eight 

and we were watchin'a couple of Mike Tyson fight tapes 

Jeff was like... man, you see how hard Mike's punchin'? 

come on Jeff the other guy was just lungin' 

left, right, left, right, another K.O. i 

f that was me I'd a been ok though 

the very next day I gave Russell a ring 

with J.L. and Omar we all called Don King 

I said 'yeah, Don I got a problem 

tell 'em Prince 'yeah what's up? 

what you sayin? you tryin' to solve 'em?' 

'forget the small talk let's get to the nitty gritty' 

'me and Mike, two months, Trump, Atlantic City' 

yo, you got this you gonna bust dude up 

yeah, you can be my trainer word up? 

I'm rough like a freight train smooth like ice and 

yo Jeff, straight up, I think I can beat Mike Tyson 

man, you can beat him, you can beat him yo man, 

word up yo I put on a couple of pounds man we can do this you can do it 

Newspaper boy: extra, extra read all about it 

Fresh Prince challenges Iron Mike Tyson to a fight (laughing) ah he's crazy 

ain't that the boy who knocked the guy's head in the fifthteen row? 

hey Leroy, you read the paper? that boy done lost his mind 

[Prince, Barber] there was press conference to see what training I was doing 

before then I had never heard reporters booing 

cameras flashing I was in the middle 

I didn't wanna look dumb so I exagerrated a little 

I said uh I been training 2o hours a day lifting big old cars 

and big bails of hay (that's what he's doin') 

and I run 10, 000 miles every morning thinkin' about Mike and 

my moment of glory (tell 'em more) 

I drink water 20 gallons a pop and I can throw a Volkswagon 

a whole half block (he can do it too) 

and 4 million sit ups... in a minute... .I ain't lying I did it (he done it) 

the general public thought I was a fool 

I was gettin' dissed but I guess that was cool 

well gettin' dissed is never good 

but I was even gettin' dissed in my old nieghborhood 

I was at the corner at the top of my block there was a couple 

of people standing outside of the barber shop 

it was Larwence, my barber, and Franny he yelled out hey, Prince, you can win! 

I said 'really?' and I stopped to chat 

you could beat him man, if you hit him wit a bat ha ha... you 

gon' get whipped but can I have your shoes when he break your neck? 

everybody was laughin' out loud I thought at least my own Grandma would be proud 

I went to her house and snuck in to surpise her I heard her 

on the phone (a thousand bucks on Tyson) 

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[Prince, Ring Announcer] it's fight day and man am I hyped 

boy I can't wait to see Mike 

boy I'm hyped ready to be my thing Trump Castle Casino 

in this corner... weighing in at a mere 165 pounds, the 

Lighting Rodent, the Fresh Prince! (booing) 

and in this corner... the heavyweight champion of the world... 

Iron Mike Tyson (cheering) 

I came out hustling sliding and grabbing slippin' and dippin' hustlin' and jabbin' 

for a second I looked good out there but then Mike brought to 

reality my worst nightmare 

one punch, that's all it took (oooh) he hit me in my ribs and my insides shook 

now how can I say this and be a little discreet let's just say 

that my bowels released 

I called timeout and went back to my corner 

said to my coach 'ain't no way I'm goin' the hell back out 

there, man you can't forget it' 

my body's like a punchin' bag and Mike is gonna (hit it) 

they tried to make me go meet my doom but I sucker 

punched my coach and hauled to my dressing room 

the next day the headline in the town 'Fresh Prince breaks 

camp, Tyson wins first round' 

some fool asked why I ran away I said 'a good run is better 

than a bad stand anyday' 

my career is over as far as fightin' but I don't know what 

made me think I can beat Mike Tyson 

2 old men: hey Leroy! yeah did you see the fight? 

did you see the fight? 

the.the.the football player? 

no the boxer, come on man I was at the fight last night I paid 

four hundred and seventy fo' thousand dollars for my ticket 

right... ah, you weren't at no fight I seen you around here 

last night .and the boy.the boy ran out the ring you always 

lying I ain't lying... you lie to your grandkids. .I seen 

it... ...you been lying ever since you was a little kid ...Mike 

Tyson punched the boy in his ribs, and his leg fell off his leg 

fell off and it fell over... ...you always lying ...and it knocked 

the HBO camerman's camera fell out his hand I said, god 

damn, I couldn't beleive it Leroy you shoulda been 

there... you definetly shoulda been there ...I was right next to 

you playin' checkers 

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