Well, way down yon-der in Louis-ville_ Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill I wants to tell you_ Ah, the cat was rough and tough_ he could strut his staff_ Had the whole_ town scared to death_ When he walked by, they all held their breath He's a fight-in' man, sure e-nough_ And then Bill_ got him-self a wife_ , now he leads a diffe-rent life_ Big Bad Bill is Sweet Willi-am now_ Marri-ed life done changed him_ some-how_ He's the man the town_ used to fear Now they all call him Sweet Pa-pa Will-y Dear_ Strong-er than Sam-son I_ dec-lare_ 'Til a brown-skin wo-man's bobbed his hair Big Bad Bill don't fight a-ny-more_ no, no, no_ doin' the dish-es mop-pin' up that floor_ (yes he is) Well he used to go out drink-in' look-in' for a fight Now he got-ta see that Sweet wo-man eve-ry night_ Big Bad Bill is Sweet Willi-am now_ Aw, play it boys Aw, yeah Who (I likes that, yeah, Ah, well, big Bad Bill don't fight a-ny-more_ no, he don't_ He's doin' the dish-es mop-pin' up that floor (yes he is) Well he used to go out drink-in' look in' for a fight Now he got-ta see that Sweet wo-man eve-ry night_ Big Bad Bill is Sweet Willi-am now (doin' the dish-es) Big Bad Bill is Sweet Willi-am now_ (moppin' up that floor!) Big Bad Bill is Sweet Willi-am now Jah! Yeah!