Lyr Req: Big John? (In DT)

Subject: Big John?
From: Marki
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 10:51 AM

Hey, have any of you folks ever heard of a really old song that I believe is entitled "Big John". It's apparently about a miner. A co-worker of mine really wants the words to it and I want to get them as he's driving me batty singing the three or so words that he knows. Please help!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: Gene
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 12:04 PM

Enter (big john) in the search block above
Use of (parens) around big john - makes it unique
or click below

* BIG JOHN *

a slight mis/typo in the title

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: Fortunato
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 01:15 PM

Can Jimmie Dean grind a swine?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: Marki
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 02:05 PM

Thanks. I didn't realize it was called Big BAD John. But yeah, that was the song I was looking for. So thanks again, Gene.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: Gene
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 02:43 PM

Marki - you were RIGHT the first time...

'Big John' -IS- the correct title.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: Jeremiah McCaw
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 05:57 PM

Taking "Big John", and a parody on some long forgotten comedy album, and then taking it a step further with my own demented mind - I wish to present a new musical genre - "hillbilly rap":

(cue the rhythm)
Every mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood five foot six and weighed three forty-five
Kinda narrow at the shoulder and broad at the hip
And everybody knew you didn't give no lip
To Big J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-Jim Bob!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: bob schwarer
Date: 21 Oct 99 - 07:39 PM

And then there is the parody by ?
"Big Bad Bruce"

Bob S.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: Jeremiah McCaw
Date: 22 Oct 99 - 02:04 PM

A propos of nothing at all: Seems there was another recent thread about the song "I Won't Go Huntin' With You, Jake (But I'll Go Chasin' Women)". I recall that it was the 'B' side to Jimmy Dean's release of "Big John".

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 22 Oct 99 - 11:44 PM

Does anybody remember Big Irving, the 142nd fastest gun in the West? "A hundred and forty-one were faster than he, but Irving was looking for number 143." Fortunately, that's all I remember.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: Gene
Date: 23 Oct 99 - 12:42 AM

A favorite on the Dr. Demento Show-

* Ballad of Irving *

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Big John?
From: kendall
Date: 23 Oct 99 - 11:37 AM

Sheb Wooley did a great parody called Big Sweet John.