Lyrics to
Showdown

This version of Showdown was released by Thin Lizzy in 1974.

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Johnny Cool was the king
The leader of the boot boys
He’d never cause no trouble
In a rumble make some noise

He heard about some chick
And they she like to rock
He said “Come here honey”
“Let me see you lift up your frock”

There’s gonna be a showdown

Miss Lucy was a chick
He knew she like to ball
He said “Come on Lucy”
“It doesn’t matter to me at all”

But Miss Lucy got a fella
With a flick knife in his hand
Johnny Cool pulls a shotgun
The man is in command

There’s gonna be a showdown

King Cool
King Kong
King King
With all the kings

King of hearts he’s a lover
King of spades he’s a brother
King of clubs makes a dollar
King of diamonds the wedding ring

There’s gonna be a showdown

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About Lyrics and Showdown by Thin Lizzy

The lyrics for Showdown are defined as the words making up the song released by Thin Lizzy in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Showdown have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Thin Lizzy and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Showdown by Thin Lizzy if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Showdown" means the words set to the music of Showdown, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Thin Lizzy. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Showdown and the lyrics to Showdown are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Thin Lizzy who came here looking just for the lyrics to Showdown, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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