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Big Bad John (Joy In My Heart Album Version) - 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.

Everybody knew you didn't give no lip to Big John.

Big John

Big John

Big Bad John

Big John

Nobody seemed to know where John called home.

He just drifted into town and stayed all alone.

He didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy.

If ya spoke at all, ya just said hi to Big John.

Somebody said he came from New Orleans.

Where he got in a fight o'er a cajun queen.

And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand.

Sent a Lousianna fella to the promised land, Big John.

Big John

Big John

Big Bad John

Big John

Then came the day at the bottom of the mine.

When a timber cracked and men started cryin'.

Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast.

And everybody thought they'd

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 the saggin' timber and 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

And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove.

Then a miner yelled out, there's a light up above.

And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave.

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.

As smoke and gas belched outta the mine

Everybody knew it was the end

of the line for Big John.

Big John

Big John

Big Bad John

Big John

Now, they never re-opened 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

one Hell of a man, Big John.

Big John

Big John

Big Bad John

Big John

Big John

Big Bad John

Big John