Johnny Cash - Big Bad John Lyrics
Big John, big JohnEvery morning at the mine, you could see him arriveHe stood 6 foot 6, weighed 245Kind of broad at the shoulders, narrow at the hipAnd everybody knew you didn't give no lip to big JohnBig John, big JohnBig, bad JohnBig JohnNobody seemed to know where John called homeHe just drifted into town and stayed all aloneHe didn't say much, kind of quiet and shyAnd if you spoke at all, you'd just said hi to big JohnSomebody said he came from New OrleansWhere he got into a fight over a Cajun QueenAnd a crushing blow from a huge right handSent a Louisiana fella to the promise landBig John, big JohnBig, bad JohnBig JohnThen came the day at the bottom of the mineWhen a timber cracked and men started cryingMinors were praying, and hearts beat fastAnd everybody thought they had breathed their last 'cept JohnThrough the dust and the smoke of this man made hellWalked a giant of a man that the minors knew wellGrabbed a sagging timber and gave out with a groanAnd like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone, big JohnBig John, big JohnBig, bad JohnBig JohnAnd with all of his strength, he gave a mighty shoveThen a minor yelled out, "There's a light up above!"And 20 men scrambled from a would be graveNow there's only one left down there to save, big JohnWith jacks and timbers, they started back downThen came that rumble way down in the groundAnd as smoke and gas smelched out of that mineEverybody knew it was the end of the line for big JohnBig John, big JohnBig, bad JohnBig JohnNow they never reopened that worthless pitThey just placed a marble stand in front of itThese few words are written on that stand'At the bottom of this mine, lies one hell of a man, big John'Big John, big JohnBig, bad JohnBig John
