Key: G
Introduction:
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Have you heard about the big strong man,he lives in a caravan,
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Have you heard about the Jeffery Johnson fight,Oh what a hell of a fight,
G D
You can take all the heavy weights you got,we got a lad who will beat the whole lot,
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He used to ring the bells in the belfry,now he's going to fight Jack Dempsey,
Chorus
G D
Was my brother Sylvest,whats he got,a row of forty medals on his chest,big chest
G
He killed fifty bad men in the west,he knows no rest,
Think of a man hells fire don't push just shove plenty of room for you and me,
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He's got an arm like a leg,and a punch that would sink a battle ship big ship,
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It takes all the army and the navy,to put the wind up Sylvest.
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He thought he'd take a trip to Italy,he thought that he'd go by sea,
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He jumped off the harbor in New York,he swam like a man made of cork,
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He saw the Lusitania in distress,what he do,he put the Lusitania on his chest,
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He drank all the water in the sea,then he walked all the way to Italy,
Chorus
G D
Was my brother Sylvest,whats he got,a row of forty medals on his chest,big chest
G
He killed fifty bad men in the west,he knows no rest,
Think of a man hells fire don't push just shove plenty of room for you and me,
D
He's got an arm like a leg,and a punch that would sink a battle ship big ship,
G
It takes all the army and the navy,to put the wind up Sylvest.
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He thought he'd take a trip to old Japan,they turned out the whole brass band,
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He played every instrument they got,like a lad sure he beat the whole lot,
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Now the old church bells will ring,hells fire,the whole church choir will sing,
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They all turned out to say farewell to my big brother Sylvest.