A Big Ben came in puffin' back in 1963 A He knew Denver, Pyle, and Willie, Big John, The Duke, and me D We played every city on the land and on the sea A He helped me be just what I am and all I wanna be E He never played the guitar, he never played the flute E D A Had a heart as big as Texas and a country soul to boot [Verse 2] (Wade) A Ben always loved the ladies and his line was smooth as silk A His aphrodisiac was cornbread, ice cold buttermilk D Back then, I did some rollin' 'cause I was slow to learn A Big Ben was always standing by when I would crash and burn E When everything about me was scattered near and far E D A He'd pack us up, sack us up, and load us in the car [Chorus 1] (Shooter, Randy, Wade) D You can find him in the hotels, in the bus, and in the car A You'll swear there's more than one Big Ben A And one more where you are D He's the talk around the campfires and the tale's gettin' mighty tall A E A Big Ben's a living legend and he will outlive us all [Verse 3] (Randy) A Well, here's to all the roadies A You should know from which you came A All you young road warriors and keepers of the flame A D There was one who walked before you D The one who blazed the trail A Here's to the good Ben Dorcy, the one that never failed E He could set 'em up, he could tune 'em up E Break down and drive the car E D A He did everything we couldn't do, we were busy being stars [Chorus 1] (Shooter, Randy, Wade) D You can find him in the hotels, in the bus, and in the car A You'll swear there's more than one Big Ben A And one more where you are D He's the talk around the campfires and the tale's gettin' mighty tall A E A Big Ben's a living legend and he will outlive us all A E A Big Ben's a living legend and he will outlive us all