BRENDAN “THE KID” VARTY [Verse 1] Up before the daylight in Whangaehu Valley, Sheep in the paddock, frost on the ground. Used to trade leather beneath the bright lights, Now he fights where there’s nobody around. Fifteen high peaks in a single push, Ninety-nine k through the Tararua rain. Thirty hours deep on the Neill-Winchcombe, The Kid just gets off the canvas again. [Chorus] Oh, Brendan Varty, still standing tall, Five-point-three Everests and he’s not done at all. Channel Prime Tyson when the legs won’t go, One more day, one more climb, one more final blow. [Verse 2] Three crossings, one push, no sleep in his eyes, Eleven thousand meters, chasing the moon. He’s had near-death experiences more than once, But apparently the toughest moment still ain’t come. [Final Chorus] Oh, Brendan Varty, the mountain-ring king, No podcast playing, just the dawn birds sing. From King in the Ring to the Broken Axe line, Put your big-boy undies on—it’s fighting time
