He fought all of the great welterweights of his era Barney Ross and Billy Petrolle
Lou Ambers, Tony Canzoneri, Fidel La Barbra and Sammy Mandell.
One of twelve children he moved with his family from Belfast to Vancouver when he was only three
And the fellow known as Baby Face made his own history
As one of the greatest fighters in boxing’s golden time
McLarnin feared nobody when he was in his prime.
He became the Welterweight Boxing Champion of the World in nineteen thirty three
And in the nineteen twenties and thirties the boxing fans flocked to see
The great Jimmy McLarnin he only fought the best
And he was not found wanting when he was put to the test.
Trained by the legendary Pop Foster, McLarnin in his thirteen years boxing span
Gave great value for money this little battling Irish man
Only the best he choose to fight in sports most brutal game
And his name will live forever in the Boxing Hall Of Fame.
In distant California in the U S of A
The great Jimmy McLarnin is alive and well today
With the great fighters of his era he slugged it out toe to toe
When he was in his glorious prime some seventy years ago.