Leon Redbone - Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) lyrics

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In the town of Louisville<br />

Lived a man they call Big Bad Bill<br />

I want to tell ya, he sure was tough<br />

He certainly did strut their stuff<br />

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He had folks scared to death<br />

When he walked by they held their breath<br />

He was a fighting man, sure enough<br />

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Now Bill took himself a wife, he has to lead a different life<br />

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now<br />

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Married life has changed him some how<br />

He's a man that they all used to fear<br />

Now the people call him sweet papa Willie dear<br />

Stronger than Samson I declare<br />

'Till a hot head mama bobbed his hair<br />

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Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore<br />

He wash his dishes and he mobs up the floor<br />

He used to spend his evenings looking for a fight<br />

Now he's got to see his mama every night<br />

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now<br />

<br />

Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore<br />

He wash his dishes and he mobs up the floor<br />

He used to spend his evenings looking for a fight<br />

Now he's got to see his mama every night<br />

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now