Cassius Clay’s fighting career started at 12
When his bike got stolen and he reported it to the police
And he wanted to fight the person who stole it
But he had to learn to fight first;
Clay got recognised in 1960 with his gold medal
That same year he went pro
And was named Louisville Lip for his poems
He quickly proved his mettle
And was undefeated over the next three years;
February second, 1964, Clay got a fight with Sonny Liston
He said that he would “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee”
And he won the match but Liston wanted another one
So they fought again and Clay one and proclaimed he was “king of the world”;
After the fight he met Malcolm X who brought him in the nation of Islam
That was when his name was changed to Muhammad
When his bike got stolen and he reported it to the police
And he wanted to fight the person who stole it
But he had to learn to fight first;
Clay got recognised in 1960 with his gold medal
That same year he went pro
And was named Louisville Lip for his poems
He quickly proved his mettle
And was undefeated over the next three years;
February second, 1964, Clay got a fight with Sonny Liston
He said that he would “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee”
And he won the match but Liston wanted another one
So they fought again and Clay one and proclaimed he was “king of the world”;
After the fight he met Malcolm X who brought him in the nation of Islam
That was when his name was changed to Muhammad