Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now - Ry Cooder

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

I want to tell you, he sure was tough, and he certainly did strut his stuff

He had folks all scared to death, when he walked by they held their breath

He was a fighting man, sure enough

Now Bill took himself a wife, and he leads a different life, cause

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now

Married life has changed him some how

He’s the man that they all used to fear

But now the people call him sweet pappa Willie dear

Stronger than Samson I declare

Till the brown skinned mama bobbed his hair

Big Bad Bill don’t fight any more

Well he washes dishes and he mops up the floor

Well he used to spend his evenin’s lookin' for a fight

Now he’s got to see his mama every night

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now

Well he used to spend his evenin’s lookin' for a fight

Now he’s got to see his mama every night

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now