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The Big Strong Man

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Have Gyou heard about the big strong man,he lives in a caravDan,
Have you heard about the Jeffery Johnson fight,OD7h what a hell of a Gfight,
YGou can take all the heavy weights you got,we got a lad who will beat the Dwhole lot,
He used to ring the bells in the belfry,now he's going to fight Jack DGempsey,
Chorus
GWas my brother Sylvest,whats he got,a row of forty medals on his cDhest,big chest
He killed fifty bad men in the west,he knows nGo rest,
Think of a man hells fire don't push just shove plenty of room for you and me,
He's got an arm like a leg,and a punch that would sink a battle Dship big ship,
It takes all the army and the navy,to put the wind up SyGlvest.
He thGought he'd take a trip to Italy,he thought that he'd gDo by sea,
He jumped off the harbor in New York,he swam D7like a man made of Gcork,
HGe saw the Lusitania in distress,what he do,he put the Lusitania on his chDest,
He drank all the water in the sea,then he walked all the way to ItaGly,
Chorus
GWas my brother Sylvest,whats he got,a row of forty medals on his cDhest,big chest
He killed fifty bad men in the west,he knows nGo rest,
Think of a man hells fire don't push just shove plenty of room for you and me,
He's got an arm like a leg,and a punch that would sink a battle Dship big ship,
It takes all the army and the navy,to put the wind up SyGlvest.
He thGought he'd take a trip to old Japan,they turned out thDe whole brass band,
He played every instrument they got,like a laD7d sure he beat the Gwhole lot,
NGow the old church bells will ring,hells fire,the whole church choir will Dsing,
They all turned out to say farewell to my big brother Sylvest.G  

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The Big Strong Man

by The Wolfe Tones

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G D

Have you heard about the big strong man,he lives in a caravan,

D7 G

Have you heard about the Jeffery Johnson fight,Oh what a hell of a fight,

G D

You can take all the heavy weights you got,we got a lad who will beat the whole lot,

He used to ring the bells in the belfry,now he's going to fight Jack Dempsey,

Chorus

G D

Was my brother Sylvest,whats he got,a row of forty medals on his chest,big chest

He killed fifty bad men in the west,he knows no rest,

Think of a man hells fire don't push just shove plenty of room for you and me,

He's got an arm like a leg,and a punch that would sink a battle ship big ship,

It takes all the army and the navy,to put the wind up Sylvest.

G D

He thought he'd take a trip to Italy,he thought that he'd go by sea,

D7 G

He jumped off the harbor in New York,he swam like a man made of cork,

G D

He saw the Lusitania in distress,what he do,he put the Lusitania on his chest,

He drank all the water in the sea,then he walked all the way to Italy,

Chorus

G D

Was my brother Sylvest,whats he got,a row of forty medals on his chest,big chest

He killed fifty bad men in the west,he knows no rest,

Think of a man hells fire don't push just shove plenty of room for you and me,

He's got an arm like a leg,and a punch that would sink a battle ship big ship,

It takes all the army and the navy,to put the wind up Sylvest.

G D

He thought he'd take a trip to old Japan,they turned out the whole brass band,

D7 G

He played every instrument they got,like a lad sure he beat the whole lot,

G D

Now the old church bells will ring,hells fire,the whole church choir will sing,

They all turned out to say farewell to my big brother Sylvest.

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