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Guess the 1960s song lyrics #123

*First line is the artist's name. 1961. This a country song written and performed by a guy who's name still graces the popular sausage company he founded. The song was a crossover hit and went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He won the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year. The song tells a story typical of American folklore, reminiscent of Paul Bunyan or John Henry.
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Answer
Jimmy Dean
Big
John
Big
John
Every
mornin
at
the
mine
you
could
see
him
arrive
He
stood
six
foot
six
and
weighed
two
forty
five
Kinda
broad
at
the
shoulder
and
narrow
at
the
hip
And
everybody
knew
ya
didn't
give
no
lip
to
Big
John
Big
Answer
John
Big
John
Big
Bad
John
Big
John
Nobody
seemed
to
know
where
John
called
home
He
just
drifted
into
town
and
stayed
all
alone
He
didn't
say
much
he
kinda
quiet
and
shy
And
if
he
spoke
at
all
he
just
said
He
to
Big
John
Answer
Somebody
said
he
came
from
New
Orleans
Where
he
got
in
a
fight
over
a
Cajun
Queen
And
a
crashin
blow
from
a
huge
right
hand
Sent
a
Louisiana
fellow
to
the
Promised
Land
Big
John
Big
John
Big
John
Big
Bad
John
Big
John
Then
Answer
came
the
day
at
the
bottom
of
the
mine
When
a
timber
cracked
and
men
started
cryin
Miners
were
prayin
and
hearts
beat
fast
And
everybody
thought
that
they'd
breathed
their
last
except
John
Through
the
dust
and
and
the
smoke
of
this
man
made
hell
Answer
Walked
a
giant
of
a
man
the
miners
knew
well
Grabbed
a
saggin
timber
gave
out
with
a
groan
And
like
a
giant
oak
tree
he
just
stood
there
alone
Big
John
Big
John
Big
John
Big
Bad
John
Big
John
And
with
all
of
this
Answer
strength
he
gave
a
mighty
shove
Then
a
miner
yelled
out
There's
a
light
up
above
And
twenty
men
scrambled
from
a
would
be
grave
Now
there's
only
one
left
down
there
to
save
Big
John
With
jacks
and
timbers
they
started
back
down
Then
came
Answer
that
rumble
way
down
in
the
ground
And
as
smoke
and
gas
belched
out
of
that
mine
Everybody
knew
it
was
the
end
of
the
line
for
Big
John
Big
John
Big
John
Big
Bad
John
Big
John
Now
they
never
reopened
that
worthless
pit
They
Answer
just
placed
a
marble
stand
in
front
of
it
These
few
words
are
written
on
that
stand
At
the
bottom
of
this
mine
lies
a
big
big
man
Big
John
Big
John
Big
John
Big
Bad
John
Big
John
Big
John
Big
Bad
John
Big
John
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