In the town of Louisville, lived a man named Big Bad Bill
Let me 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 held their breath
He was a fightin' man sure enough
Bill took himself a wife,,now he leads a different life

Big bad Bill is Sweet William now
Married life has changed him somehow;
He's the man they all used to fear, now the people call him sweet papa Willie dear
Stronger than Samson I declare,
'Til a brown skinned mama bobbed his hair

Big bad Bill don’t fight any more
Now he does the dishes and he mops uo the floor
Well he used to go out, jus' lookin' for a fight,
Now he's got to see his mamaevery night
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now.

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Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now
Big Bad Billy’s Sweet William now.