Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)

Words & Music:

Jack Yellen & Milton Yager

 

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In the town of Louisville, lived a man they called Big Bad Bill.

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I want to tell ya, he sure was tough.  He certainly did strut his stuff.

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He had folks scared to death.  When he walked by, they held their breath,

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He was a fighting man, sure enough.

 

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Now, Bill took himself a wife.  Yes, he leads a different life.

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Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now.  Married life has changed him somehow,

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Well, he's the man that they all used to fear,

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Now, the people call him "Sweet Papa Willie Dear",

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Stronger than Samson, I declare, 'til a high hat mama bobbed his hair.

 

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Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore; washes dishes and he mops up the floor.

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Used to spend his evenings looking for a fight.

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Now, he's gotta see his mama every night.

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Big Bad Bill is Sweet William, now

 

INSTRUMENTAL:

 

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Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore; washes dishes and he mops up the floor.

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Used to spend his evenings looking for a fight.

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Now, he's gotta see his mama every night.

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Big Bad Bill is Sweet William, now