This badger clinging on my back
Is the strangest coach I've ever had
It simply will not let me be
Sulking in a misery

When I try to say the world is pretty unfair
He whispers in my ear, "I wouldn't go there"
He simply will not let me be
Sulking in a misery

See in the ring you'll find
It's the fight for your life
A choice to make a fist
Or lay down on the side
Lines, either in or down
Your bell will make its sound
With a limit on the time
To decide