Song Lyrics Tennessee Ernie Ford - Big Bad John    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> T>> Tennessee Ernie Ford Singer Lyrics [Tennessee Ernie Ford other resources]>> Big Bad John Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Tennessee Ernie Ford Music Title/Track: Big Bad John Theme ID: 5894 Album: N/A Big John Big John Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive He stood six-foot-six and weighed two-forty-five Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip 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, kinda quiet and shy If ya spoke at all, ya just said hi to Big John Somebody said he came from New Orleans Where he got in a fight o'er a cajun queen And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand Sent a Lousianna 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 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 the 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 twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave 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 As smoke and gas belched outta the 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 re-op Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Swords of a Thousand Men, Wunderbar, Mi ultima Cancion, Ghosts (Vincent de Moor Remix), 17, AnlYorsun DeIl Mi?, Anl?Yorsun De?Il Mi, Baz Yalanlar, Baz? Yalanlar, Dudaklarymda, Gemiler, Gndz Tarifesi, Gnlelen, Guenduez Tarifesi, Hayalperest, IKI YABANCI, Kardelen, Kskanclk, Kupa Kizi Ve nek Vale, Kupa Kyzy Ve Sinek Valesi, Kyskanclyk, Mektup, My Lady Darbanville, Nefes Nefese, O, O Yaz, Papatya, ParamparA, Paramparca, Rapsodi Istanbul, Ruezgar Guelue, R?Zgar G?L, RZgar GL, Saat 03, Senden Once Senden Sonra, Sevdim Seni Bir Kere, Soluk Solu?A, Stanbulda Sonbahar, Sus KonuMa, Uykusuz Her Gece, Ya?Mur, YarNdan Bana Ne, Yaryndan Bana Ne, Yollar, YstanbulDa Sonbahar, Zamparanyn OELuemue, Zamparan?N ?L?M, No Easy Way Out, 2 X 2, Melhor Do Que Voc Pensa, Other Tennessee Ernie Ford song Lyrics Ballad of Davy Crockett Lyrics In the Middle of an Island Lyrics Mule Train Lyrics Shotgun Boogie Lyrics Sixteen Tons Lyrics Thats All Lyrics Thats All Lyrics The Ballad Of Davy Crockett Lyrics The Cry Of The Wild Goose Lyrics Other Artists Tennessee Two Lyrics Tennison Chalee Lyrics Chalee Tennison Lyrics Tenpole Tudor Lyrics Tentacion Lyrics Tenth Planet Lyrics Teoman Lyrics Tepper Robert Lyrics Tequila Baby Lyrics Teraesbetoni Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy