Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John Lyrics
Big JohnBig JohnEvery morning at the mine you could see him arriveHe stood six-foot-six and weighed two-forty-fiveKinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hipEverybody knew you didn't give no lip to Big JohnBig JohnBig JohnBig Bad JohnBig JohnNobody seemed to know where John called homeHe just drifted into town and stayed all aloneHe didn't say much, kinda quiet and shyIf ya spoke at all, ya just said hi to Big JohnSomebody said he came from New OrleansWhere he got in a fight o'er a cajun queenAnd a crashin' blow from a huge right handSent a Lousianna fella to the promised land, Big JohnBig JohnBig JohnBig Bad JohnBig JohnThen came the day at the bottom of the mineWhen a timber cracked and men started cryin'Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fastAnd everybody thought they'd breathed their last, 'cept JohnThrough the dust and the smoke of this man-made hellWalked a giant of a man that the miners knew wellGrabbed the saggin' timber and gave out with a groanAnd like a giant oak tree, just stood there alone, Big JohnBig JohnBig JohnBig Bad JohnBig JohnAnd with all of his strength he gave a mighty shoveThen a miner yelled out, there's a light up aboveAnd twenty men scrambled from a would-be gravenow there's only one left down there to save, Big JohnWith jacks and timbers they started back downThen came that rumble way down in the groundAs smoke and gas belched outta the mineEverybody knew it was the end of the line for Big JohnBig JohnBig JohnBig Bad JohnBig JohnNow, they never re-opened that worthless pitThey just placed a marble stand in front of itThese few words are written on that stand,At the bottom of this mine lies one Hell of a man, Big JohnBig JohnBig JohnBig Bad JohnBig JohnBig JohnBig Bad JohnBig John
