Big Bad Bill (is Sweet William Now) Lyrics - Merle Haggard

In the town of Louisville 

They got a man called Big Bad Bill 

I want to tell you he sure was tough 

Yeah, all folks scared to death 

When he walked by they held their breath 

He was a mighty man sure enough 

Now Bill took himself a wife 

Now he's a different guy 

Big Bad Bill is sweet William now 

Married life has changed him somehow 

Yet he's not the man they used to fear 

Now the people call him, sweet Papa Willie dear 

Stronger than Sampson I'll declare 

And he's bound in mama comb his hair 

Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore 

Wash his dishes and he might sweep the floor 

Yeah, he used to spend his evenings a lookin' for a fight 

But now he gotta see his Mama every night 

'Cause Big Bad Bill is sweet William now 

Yeah, he used to spend his evenings a lookin' for a fight 

But now he gotta see his Mama every night