Big John
The Agency
"then came that time way down in the mine when a timber cracked and men
started cryin' "...what comes next, between that line and the following:
"through the smoke and dust of this man made hell walked a giant of a man
that the miners knew well", etc...I know the rest.
Thank you,
The Agency
Margaret Peters
was one of my dad's favorite songs and I'm trying to find the lyrics for
it
-=Mags=-
Lost Cause Again
-Artist: Jimmy Dean
-the # 14 song of the 1960-1969 rock era
-was # 1 for 5 weeks in 1961
-Words and Music by Jimmy Dean
(Big John, Big John)
Ev'ry mornin' 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
And everybody knew ya 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
And if you spoke at all, you just said "Hi" to Big John.
Somebody said he came from New Orleans
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Loosiana fellow 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 that 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 a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree he 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
And then smoke and gas belched out of that 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 reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
**At the bottom of this mine lies a BIG BIG man** Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
FADE (Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)
**TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: The 45-single version has this line as "At the bottom
of this mine
lies a hell of a man."
Lost Cause Again
Margaret Peters wrote:
> Ooooo, you just made my day, can ya send me the rest of the lyrics? that
> was one of my dad's favorite songs and I'm trying to find the lyrics for
> it
>
> -=Mags=-
>
Margaret Peters
Childuf60s
>"then came that time way down in the mine when a timber cracked and men
>started cryin' "...what comes next, between that line and the following:
>"through the smoke and dust of this man made hell walked a giant of a man
>that the miners knew well", etc...I know the rest.
>
Bunty Pritchard Jones
<jj...@email.msn.com> writes
>In "Big John" the line after,
>"then came that time way down in the mine when a timber cracked and men
>started cryin' "...what comes next, between that line and the following:
>"through the smoke and dust of this man made hell walked a giant of a man
>that the miners knew well", etc...I know the rest.
>
>
>The Agency
>
BIG BAD JOHN - Written and Recorded by Jimmy Dean
Big John, Big John
Every mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six-foot six and weighed two forty-five
Kinda broad at the shoulders 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
And if you spoke at all, you just said Hi, to Big John;
Big John, Big John,
Big Bad John, Big John.
Somebody said he came from New Orleans
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Louisiana fellow 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 that they'd breathed their last, 'cept John;
Big John, Big John,
Big Bad John, Big John.
Through the dust and the smoke of this man made hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a sagging 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.
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
And now there's only one left down there to save, Big John;
Big John, Big John,
Big Bad John, Big John.
With jacks and timbers they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
And smoke and gas belched out of that mine
And everybody knew it was the end of the line, for Big John;
Big John, Big John,
Big Bad John, Big John.
Now they never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
At the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man, Big John;
Big John, Big John,
Big Bad John, Big John.
Bunty :}
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Bunty Pritchard Jones
http://www.the-antiques.demon.co.uk