In the town of Louisville 
They got a man they call Big Bad Bill 
I want to tell you, he sure was tough 
And he certainly did strut his stuff 
He had folks all scared to death 
When he walked by they all held their breath 
He was a fighting man, sure enough 
Now Bill got himself a wife and he leads a different life 
'Cause Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now 
Married life has changed him some how 
Well, he's the man the town used to fear 
But now the people call him sweet papa Willie dear 
Stronger than Samson I declare 
'Til the brown skinned woman bobbed his hair 
Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore 
Well, he wash his dishes and he might swob the floor 
Well, he used to spend his evenings lookin' for a fight 
Now he gotta see his mama every night 
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now 
Well, he used to spend his evenings lookin' for a fight 
Now he gotta see his mama every night 
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now