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Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)

Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) lyrics by Merle Haggard. In the town of Louisville they got a man called Big Bad Bill I want to tell you he sure was tough...

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Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)

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In the town of Louisville they got a man called Big Bad Bill

I want to tell you he sure was tough

Yeah all folks scared to death when he walked by they held their breath

He was a mighty man sure enough

Now Bill took himself a wife now he's a different guy

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now

Married life has changed him somehow

Yet he's not the man they used to fear now the people call him Sweet Papa Willie Dear

Stronger than Sampson I'll declare and he's bound in mama comb his hair

Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore wash his dishes and he might sweep the floor

Yeah he used to spend his evenings a lookin' for a fight

But now he gotta see his mama every night

Cause Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now

[ guitar - dixieland ]

Yeah he used to spend his evenings...

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