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
'Til 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