Hazell Dean - Big Bad John lyrics

(Big John)

(Big John)

Every mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive

He stood 6 foot 6 and weighed 245

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

(Big John)

Nobody seemed to know where John called home

He just drifted into town and stayed all alone

He didn't say much he's kinda quiet and shy

And if you spoke at all you just said "hi" to Big John

Somebody said he came from New Orleans

Where he got in a fight over a cajun queen

And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand

Sent a Louisiana 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 that 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 a 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 20 men scrambled 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

And as 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

(Big 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 one hell of a man...

Big John"

(Big John)

(Big John)

Big Bad John

(Big John)

(Big John)

Big Bad John