Big man in town   Each day as I grow older   The nights are getting colder   Some day the sun will shine on me      Money, I don't have any   I'm down to my last penny   But darlin' don't cry over me      I'll be a big man in town, honest honey   I'll be a big man in town, promise darlin'   I'll be a big man in town, just you wait and see   You'll be proud of me      Big man in town   They think that I'm a rover   But my rovin' days are over   Some day your folks will welcome me      I went away a small man   But I'll come home a tall man   Then what a pretty bride you'll be      I'll be a big man in town, honest honey   I'll be a big man in town, promise darlin'   I'll be a big man in town, just you wait and see   You'll be proud of me      (Big man in town)   I'm gonna make it, just wait and see   Oh, I'm gonna make it, just wait and see   Girl, I'm gonna make it, just wait and see