Big Man Down

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Lyrics

He was strong as fifty horses
Bigger than a country pine
The first time I saw the big man walkin’
He was shinin’ like a brand new dime
He was an uptown lady killer
A downtown throw-down man
He would give you a light or finish your fight
If you needed a helpin’ hand

Now he ain’t been the same
He don’t answer to his name
The lights went dim now he ain’t him
People suppose but nobody knows
What brought the big man down

Now some say he crossed the devil
That’s how he lost his soul
Whatever it was turned him dust
Like a diamond into coal

No ones got the answer
Why the wicked cold wind blows
There was no screamin’
But some say a demon
Turned him into a ghost

It’s a damn shame
Lights are on
But ain’t no one home
Some say it was a demon
But nobody really knows