Key: F
Introduction:
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(Big John), (Big John)
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(Spoken) Ever' mornin' the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six-foot six and weighed two forty-five
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(Big John), (Big Joh-n), Big Bad John, (Big John).
Nobody seemed to know where John called home
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(Big John), (Big Joh-n), Big Bad John, (Big John).
Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
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(Big John), (Big Joh-n), Big Bad John, (Big John).
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With all of his strength, he gave a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out, there's a light up above
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(Big John), (Big Joh-n), Big Bad John, (Big John).
Now they never reopened that worthless pit
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(Big John), (Big Joh-n), Big Bad John, (Big John) (Big John) (to fade)