Fascinating.
I know of a song written by Tompall Glaser (possibly with Harlan Howard, not sure) called Big Jim Colson and recorded by Bobby Bare as Big Ben Colson.

The lyrics (is it OK to quote 'em?)as I recall

BIG JIM COLSON
(Tompall Glaser)

She was young and she was pretty,
A victim of a rich man's whim
When she feel in love with a wealthy gentleman, Big Jim Colson
and she had a child by him.

Big Jim promised her a wedding
That would give the child a name
But she waited at the altar 'til the sun set
But her Big Jim never came

Chorus:
Now the old folks whisper
Around her in shame
And the kids all taunt her
And call her names
But she's not a bad girl, didn't do no wrong
She just loved the wrong man much too strong.

Now he sits in the legislature
And the wealthy ladies all love his charms
While she waits in a lonely shack in Alabama
With his baby in her arms.

All you little young girls, better take a warning
From these sad words that I speak
And if you fall in love with a man who doesn't want you
Best you kiss him only one one cheek.

chorus

I've been singing this for years without realising there was an earlier song on which it was so obviously modelled. Now I have a problem - still with the words I know or learn the 'old' ones.