Action Man Lyrics
Mahubah, Fair Play, desert mama's boy
Running in first, neither proud nor cursed
Carries the weight like a child takes to its toy
Side by side, souls of kind, different world
Hearts of gold, limbs of steel, Man-Of-War
Oh, place your bets boys, get out the gate in time
Burn the books, you ain't seen nothin' yet
Maybe back at that old Kentucky home
That it was luck, we'll catch him if we can
Fire inside, blaze of glory, space in time
Heart of gold, limbs of steel, Man-Of-War
Oh, Saratoga
Graveyard of favorites
Odds are more than one hundred
Oh, Willie said
Ooo, Saratoga
Nowhere, nowhere to run
War Admiral take the highest prize
Three hundred thirty-nine little children
Workin' the rail, never, never look back
Fire inside, blaze of glory, space in time
Heart of gold, limbs of steel, Man-Of-War
Side by side, souls of kind, different world
Heart of gold, bones of steel, Man-Of-War
The following are the official lyrics of the song...According to EverydayCompanion.com
Willie said "he was the mostest horse" Mahubah, Fair Play, desert mama's boy Running in first, neither proud nor cursed Carries the weight like a child takes to its toy
Side by side, souls of kind, different world Hearts of gold, limbs of steel, Man-Of-War
Oh, place your bets boys, get out the gate in time Burn the books, you ain't seen nothin' yet Maybe back at that old Kentucky home That it was luck, we'll catch him if we can
Fire inside, blaze of glory, space in time Heart of gold, limbs of steel, Man-Of-War
Oh, Saratoga Graveyard of favorites Odds are more than one hundred Oh, Willie said Ooo, Saratoga
Nowhere, nowhere to run War Admiral take the highest prize Three hundred thirty-nine little children Workin' the rail, never, never look back
Fire inside, blaze of glory, space in time Heart of gold, limbs of steel, Man-Of-War
Side by side, souls of kind, different world Heart of gold, bones of steel, Man-Of-War
ok, i know this song is about man o' war (the horse), but beyond that, i'm at a loss.
here's what i do know:
"willie" was man o' war's groom. he did, in fact, say that man o' war was "the mostest hoss dat evah wuz." (and if you forget about secretariat, that's probably true.)
re: "maybe back at that old Kentucky home..." man o'war was, of course, from kentucky. (as am i, hence my fondness for racehorses and bourbon).
re: "saratoga," that was where man o' war lost the only race he ever lost, to a horse named, appropriately, "upset."
in sum, i'm still trying to figure out what j.b. and the boys were gettin' at when they penned this ditty...
I thought this song was based on the old Action Man/GI Joe dolls...
The second line is "Mahuba desert mama's boy". Mahuba was his mother.
Mahuba was indeed Man O' War's dam (mother). The "Willie" that is referenced is Will Harbut, who was Man O' War's groom who said that Man O War was the "mostest horse".
I hear "???? gonna take the highest prize" as "War Admiral takes the highest prize". War Admiral, who was Man O War's son, won the Triple Crown in 1937, d was one of Man O War's most successful offspring.
Songs about horse racing
the song was originally written to or about John Rocker of the Atl Braves. the new words were written for the song after his trouble with the ny press during baseballs post-season.
the song was play for sometime as an instrumental
This song is about The Hedgehawg Ron Jeremy this I know Cuz Jojo told me so