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