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Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Well, way down yonder in Louisville,
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Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill,
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I wants to tell ya,
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Ah the cat was rough and tough and would strut his stuff,
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Had the whole town scared to death,
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When he walked by they all held their breath,
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He's a fighting man, sure enough,
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And then Bill got himself a wife,
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Now he leads a different life...
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Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,
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Married life done changed him somehow,
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He's the man the town used to fear,
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Now they all call him sweet pappa Willie dear,
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Stronger than Samson I declare,
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Til the brown skinned woman bobbed his hair,
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Big Bad Bill don't fight any more,(No he don't)
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Doing the dishes, mopping up that floor, (Yes he is)
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Well he used to go out drinking,
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Looking for a fight,
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Now he gotta see that sweet woman, every night,
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Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,
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Ah Play it boys,
CLARINET SOLO
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Big Bad Bill don't fight any more,(No he don't)
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Doing the dishes, mopping up that floor (Yes he is)
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Well he used to go out drinking,
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Looking for a fight,
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Now he's gotta see that sweet woman, every night,
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Big Bad Bill is sweet William now (doin' the dishes)
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Big Bad Bill is sweet William now (moppin' up that floor)
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Big Bad Bill is sweet William now
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Cha........ Yeah!
