Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now

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In the town of Louie-ville

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Lived a man they called Big Bad Bill;

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I want to tell you,  he sure was tough --

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He certainly did strut that stuff.

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He had folks scared to death;

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When he walked by they held their breath.

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He was a fightin' man, sure  e - nough.

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Now Bill took himself a wife,

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Just to lead a dif'frent life.

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Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now;

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Married life has changed him somehow.

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He's the man that they all used to fear

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Now the people call him sweet Papa Willy Dear

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Stronger than Samson, I declare,

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Til a soft-skinned Delilah bobbed his hair.

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Big Bad Bill don't fight an - y - more;

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Wash - es dish - es and he mops up the floor.

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Used to spend his ev'nings lookin' for a fight;

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Now he's got to see his momma ev'ry night.

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Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now.