The Big Strong Man - The Wolfe Tones

have you heard about the big strong man?

well, he lives in the caravan

have you heard about the Jeffery Johnson fight

well lordy what a hell of a fight

you can take every heavy weight you’ve got

we’ve got a lad who can beat the whole lot

well, he used to ring the bells in the belfry no he’s gonna fight

Jack Dempsey…

He was my brother Sylvest (What's he got?)

A row of forty medals on his chest (Big Chest!)

well, he killed fifty badmen in the west

he knows no rest, thinkin' a man’s hell 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 can sick a battle ship (Big Ship!)

well it takes all the army and the navy to put the wind up Sylvest

well he’d thought he’d take a trip to Italy

and he thought he’d go by sea

well he jumped of the harbour in New York

and he swam like a man made of cork

he saw the Lusitania in distress (What'd he do?)

well he put the Lusitania on his chest

drank up all the water in the sea and he walked all the way to Italy

He was my brother Sylvest (What's he got?)

A row of forty medals on his chest (Big Chest!)

well, he killed fifty badmen in the west

he knows no rest, thinkin' a man’s hell 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 can sick a battle ship (Big Ship!)

well it takes all the army and the navy to put the wind up Sylvest

well he thought he’d take a trip to old Japan

and they turned out the whole brass band

well he played every instrument they got

he played the whole lot

well the old church bells were ringing (Hell's bells!)

the old church choir were singing (Hell's choir!)

they all turned out to say farewell to my big brother Sylvest

He was my brother Sylvest (What's he got?)

A row of forty medals on his chest (Big Chest!)

well, he killed fifty badmen in the west

he knows no rest, thinkin' a man’s hell 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 can sick a battle ship (Big Ship!)

well it takes all the army and the navy to put the wind up Sylvest