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Bookmark or Share- Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John Lyrics | AZLyrics.comJimmy Dean "Big Bad John": (Big John) (Big John) Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive He stood six-foot-six and...
- Big Bad John Lyrics by Jimmy Dean - Lyrics On DemandAnd like a giant oak tree, just stood there alone, Big John Big John Big John Big Bad John Big John And with all of his 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
- Story Behind the Song: ‘Big Bad John’ by Jimmy Dean - KXRB 1140 AM ...If there was ever a signature song for this guy, it was hands down, "Big Bad John". He wrote the song with Roy Acuff.
- Poem: Big Bad John - Holy JoeBig Bad John (the original words) by Jimmy Dean (1928-2010) Click HERE to hear Jimmy’s original recording! (MP3, 4.33 MB) Big John, Big John Every morning at the mine you could see him arrive: He stood six foot six and weighed 245. Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip, And everybody knew you didn’t give no lip To Big John.
- Is Big Bad John a True Story? True Tale or Tall Tale? - The Vivid HouseThe real-life Big Bad John was a miner named John Henry from Virginia. Despite the discrimination and challenges he faced as an African American miner in the early 20th century, his presence commanded respect, inspiring the character of Big John.
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