Lyrics and translation Merle Haggard & The Strangers - Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)

Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)

(Jack Yellen - Milton Ager)

In the town of Louisville they got a man called Big Bad Bill
I want to tell you he sure was tough
Yeah all folks scared to death when he walked by they held their breath
He was a mighty man sure enough.

Now Bill took himself a wife now he's a different guy
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now
Married life has changed him somehow
Yet he's not the man they used to fear
Now the people call him Sweet Papa Willie Dear.

Stronger than Sampson I'll declare
And he's bound in mama comb his hair
Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore
Wash his dishes and he might sweep the floor.

Yeah, he used to spend his evenings
A lookin' for a fight
But now he gotta see his mama every night
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now.

--- Instrumental ---

Yeah, he used to spend his evenings
A lookin' for a fight
But now he gotta see his mama every night
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now...

Big Bad Bill (est maintenant Sweet William)

(Jack Yellen - Milton Ager)

Dans la ville de Louisville, il y a un homme appelé Big Bad Bill
Je veux te dire qu'il était vraiment dur
Oui, tous les gens avaient peur à mourir quand il passait, ils retenaient leur souffle
C'était un homme puissant, c'est sûr.

Maintenant Bill a pris une femme, maintenant c'est un homme différent
Big Bad Bill est Sweet William maintenant
La vie de couple l'a changé d'une manière ou d'une autre
Il n'est plus l'homme qu'ils craignaient
Maintenant les gens l'appellent Sweet Papa Willie Dear.

Plus fort que Samson, je te le déclare
Et il est lié à maman pour lui peigner les cheveux
Big Bad Bill ne se bat plus
Il lave sa vaisselle et il pourrait balayer le sol.

Oui, il passait ses soirées
À chercher une bagarre
Mais maintenant il doit voir sa maman tous les soirs
Big Bad Bill est Sweet William maintenant.

--- Instrumental ---

Oui, il passait ses soirées
À chercher une bagarre
Mais maintenant il doit voir sa maman tous les soirs
Big Bad Bill est Sweet William maintenant...