[Intro] (Instrumental riff) [Verse 1] From claiming rings where cheap colts fall, A price tag low, no fame at all. But Jacobs saw what others missed, A heart of steel, a horse of risk. [Verse 2] Sixty starts before he shone, In Brooklyn’s weight he carved his throne. Gallorette fought him, nineteen fights, Assault in mud, still lost his might. [Chorus] Stymie runs, the crowd can’t breathe, From last to first, the myths he weaves. Heavy loads could never bind, The ghost that storms from far behind. [Verse 3] 131, his tale was long, Thirty-five wins, the people’s song. A claiming tag, now legend’s flame, The Hall of Fame recalls his name. [Bridge 1] Against the giants, Armed too strong, Yet still he battled all along. Gallorette’s fire, a rival true, A dance of steel the world once knew. [Chorus] Stymie runs, the crowd can’t breathe, From last to first, the myths he weaves. Heavy loads could never bind, The ghost that storms from far behind. [Interlude] (Guitar solo) (Hammond organ solo) [Verse 4] Nine hundred thousand dollars earned, Each stride a lesson the grandstands learned. A $1,500 castaway, Became the king of the racing day. [Verse 5] From Jacobs’ hands to breeding lands, His line would stretch through future grands. Not the might of Eclipse’s crown, But still his blood runs racing’s ground. [Bridge 2] Through iron legs, his glory stayed, Through every weight the odds he played. From cheap horse born to people’s king, Forevermore his tale will sing. [Chorus] Stymie runs, the crowd can’t breathe, From last to first, the myths he weaves. Heavy loads could never bind, The ghost that storms from far behind. [Outro] Oh Stymie, star of common clay, Your legend still rides on today. From claiming rings to racing’s lore, Your name resounds forevermore. [Ending] (Instrumental riff, crescendo into silence)
