Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)

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 all held their breath

He was a fighting man, sure enough

Now Bill got himself a wife and he leads a different life

'Cause Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now

Married life has changed him some how

Well, he's the man the town used to fear

But now the people call him sweet papa Willie dear

Stronger than Samson I declare

'Til the brown skinned woman bobbed his hair

Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore

Well, he wash his dishes and he might swob the floor

Well, he used to spend his evenings lookin' for a fight

Now he gotta see his mama every night

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now

Well, he used to spend his evenings lookin' for a fight

Now he gotta see his mama every night

Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now