Lyrics:

Big John**lf**big John**lf****lf**every Morning At The Mine You Could See Him Arrive**lf**he Stood Six-Foot-Six And Weighed Two-Forty-Five**lf**kinda Broad At The Shoulder And Narrow At The Hip**lf**everybody Knew You Didn''t Give No Lip To Big John**lf****lf**big John**lf**big John**lf**big Bad John**lf**big John**lf****lf**nobody Seemed To Know Where John Called Home**lf**he Just Drifted Into Town And Stayed All Alone**lf**he Didn''t Say Much, Kinda Quiet And Shy**lf**if Ya Spoke At All, Ya Just Said Hi To Big John**lf****lf**somebody Said He Came From New Orleans**lf**where He Got In A Fight O''er A Cajun Queen**lf**and A Crashin'' Blow From A Huge Right Hand**lf**sent A Lousianna Fella To The Promised Land, Big John**lf****lf**big John**lf**big John**lf**big Bad John**lf**big John**lf****lf**then Came The Day At The Bottom Of The Mine**lf**when A Timber Cracked And Men Started Cryin''**lf**miners Were Prayin'' And Hearts Beat Fast**lf**and Everybody Thought They''d Breathed Their Last, ''cept John**lf****lf**through The Dust And The Smoke Of This Man-Made Hell**lf**walked A Giant Of A Man That The Miners Knew Well**lf**grabbed The Saggin'' Timber And Gave Out With A Groan**lf**and Like A Giant Oak Tree, Just Stood There Alone, Big John**lf****lf**big John**lf**big John**lf**big Bad John**lf**big John**lf****lf**and With All Of His Strength He Gave A Mighty Shove**lf**then A Miner Yelled Out, There''s A Light Up Above**lf**and Twenty Men Scrambled From A Would-Be Grave**lf**now There''s Only One Left Down There To Save, Big John**lf****lf**with Jacks And Timbers They Started Back Down**lf**then Came That Rumble Way Down In The Ground**lf**as Smoke And Gas Belched Outta The Mine**lf**everybody Knew It Was The End Of The Line For Big John**lf****lf**big John**lf**big John**lf**big Bad John**lf**big John**lf****lf**now, They Never Re-Opened That Worthless Pit**lf**they Just Placed A Marble Stand In Front Of It**lf**these Few Words Are Written On That Stand,**lf****lf**at The Bottom Of This Mine Lies One Hell Of A Man, Big John**lf****lf**big John**lf**big John**lf**big Bad John**lf**big John**lf**big John**lf**big Bad John**lf**big John