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 
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Bill;

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I want to tell you,  he sure
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 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 
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their breath.

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He was a fightin' man, sure  
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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
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 now;

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Married life has changed him 
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somehow.

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He's the man that they all used 
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to fear

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Now the people call him sweet Papa
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 Willy Dear

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Stronger than Samson, I declare,

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Til a soft-skinned Delilah bobbed
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 his hair.

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

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Wash - es dish - es and he mops
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 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.