Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John Lyrics

Lyrics Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean



Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew you didn't give no lip to Big John
Big John, Big John
Big Bad John
Nobody seemed to know where John called home
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone
Didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy
But if you spoke at all you'd just say hi to Big John
Somebody said he came from New Orleans
Where he got in a fight over a cajun queen
And a crashing blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Louisiana fellow to the promised land, Big John
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John
Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
When a timber cracked and men started crying
The miners were praying and hearts beat fast
Everybody thought they did breathed their last, cept John
Through the dust and the smoke of this man made hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a sagging timber, gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree, just stood there alone, Big John
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John
Big John
With all his strength gave a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out there's a light up above
Twenty men scrambeld from a would be grave
And now there's only one left down there to save, Big John
With jacks and timbers they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
When the smoke and gas belched out of that mine
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John
Now they never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man
Big John
Big John, Big John, Big Bad John



Writer(s): אסנר עוזי, פלד חנן, Dean,jimmy


Jimmy Dean - The Complete Mercury & Columbia Singles As & Bs 1955-62

1 False Pride
2 Big Blue Diamonds
3 Find 'Em, Fool 'Em and Leave 'Em Alone
4 My World is You
5 Freight Train Blues
6 Glad Rags
7 Hello Mr. Blues
8 I Found Out
9 Losing Game
10 Happy Child
11 Look On The Good Side
12 Do You Love Me
13 Bumming Around
14 Nothing Can Stop My Love
15 What This Old World Needs
16 A Fool In Love
17 Deep Blue Sea
18 Love Me So I'll Know
19 Little Sandy Sleighfoot
20 When They Ring The Golden Bells
21 Makin' Up My Mind
22 Starlight Starbright
23 School Of Love
24 You Should See Tennessee, Mam'selle
25 My Heart Is An Open Book
26 Shark In The Bathtub
27 Sing Along
28 Weekend Blues
29 Counting Tears
30 Stay A Little Longer
31 There’s Still Time, Brother
32 Thanks For The Dream
33 Little Boy Lost
34 There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight
35 It’s Been A Long, Long Time
36 Give Me Back My Heart
37 Big Bad John
38 I Won’t Go Huntin' With You, Jake
39 Oklahoma Bill
40 Dear Ivan
41 Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette
42 To A Sleeping Beauty
43 The Cajun Queen
44 P.T. 109
45 Walk On, Boy
46 Steel Men
47 Little Bitty Big John
48 Please Pass The Biscuits
49 Little Black Book
50 Gonna Raise A Ruckus Tonight




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