From Louisville Kentucky name of Cassius ClayFought my way out to see another daySeven to one odds against ol' Sonny ListonTook my title from me but I kept on my missionFloat like a butterfly, sting like a beeFloat like a butterfly, sting like a beeYou know you've got me dancingI'm the champion of the ringYou know my nameIs Muhammad AliNo George Foreman ever called me a quitterNo Viet Cong ever called me a niggerThrew my gold medal in the Ohio riverI won for the land of the free. BumayeFloat like a butterfly, sting like a beeFloat like a butterfly, sting like a beeYou know you've got me dancingI'm the champion of the ringYou know my nameIs Muhammad AliYes my mind is free and all your love I'll never forgetYes in time you'll seeI am the most beautifulI am the most beautiful fighter yetI know my destination and I know the truthYes I am the Louisville Lip that you've been talking toAll my life I've been dancing, like a rooster I will singFloat like a butterfly, sting like a beeFloat like a butterfly, sting like a beeFloat like a butterfly, sting like a beeYou know you've got me dancingI'm the world champion of the ringYou know my nameIs Muhammad Ali
