The Old Country Song "Big John"?

Question

Does anyone know who sang the song "Big John" probably from the 70's. I haven't heard it in years but I remember it was about a big man who died in a coal mine while saving his fellow workers.

Answer 1

JIMMY DEAN

Answer 2

Song Big John

Answer 3

Jimmy Dean

Answer 4

Jimmy Dean sang "Big John"..

Answer 5

It was performed by Jimmy Dean and there are two versions of it. One has the ending "At the bottom of this mine lies one hell of a man" while the other has the last four words changed to "big, big man". It was common practice to have songs with mild curse words to have alternative recordings with cleaned up words instead.

Answer 6

It was Jimmy Dean
What a great song

Answer 7

Big Joe and Phantom 309 By Red Sovine

Answer 8

Big Bad John

-Artist: Jimmy Dean
-the # 14 song of the 1960-1969 rock era
-was # 1 for 5 weeks in 1961
-Words and Music by Jimmy Dean

Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive
He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five
Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
And everybody knew ya didn't give no lip to Big John.
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)

Nobody seemed to know where John called home
He just drifted into town and stayed all alone
He didn't say much, kinda quiet and shy
And if you spoke at all, you just said "Hi" to Big John.

Somebody said he came from New Orleans
Where he got in a fight over a Cajun Queen
And a crashin' blow from a huge right hand
Sent a Loosiana fellow to the Promised Land-Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)

Then came the day at the bottom of the mine
When a timber cracked and men started cryin'
Miners were prayin' and hearts beat fast
And everybody thought that they'd breathed their last-'cept John

Through the dust and the smoke of this man-made hell
Walked a giant of a man that the miners knew well
Grabbed a saggin' timber, gave out with a groan
And like a giant oak tree he just stood there alone-Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)

And with all of his strength he gave a mighty shove
Then a miner yelled out "There's a light up above!"
And twenty men scrambled from a would-be grave
Now there's only one left down there to save-Big John

With jacks and timbers they started back down
Then came that rumble way down in the ground
And then smoke and gas belched out of that mine
Everybody knew it was the end of the line for Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)

Now they never reopened that worthless pit
They just placed a marble stand in front of it
These few words are written on that stand
**At the bottom of this mine lies a BIG BIG man** Big John
(Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)

FADE (Big John, Big John) Big Bad John (Big John)

Answer 9

Wasn't it Jimmy Dean?

Answer 10

Big Bad John...by Jimmy Dean (1961), I remember it well, my mom played it alot when I was a kid and I think she still has the 45 record of it.

Answer 11

JK- You are aware that you are supposed to CITE YOUR SOURCES right?

By The way, the information you PLAGIARIZED is wrong. The song was written by Jimmy Dean AND Roy Acuff!!