Big Strong Man Wolfe Tones
Submitted by Dotsey
THE WOLFE TONES
BIG STRONG MAN
Traditional, Arranged by The Wolfe Tones
This is a song which was made famous all over the world
through the Irish (traitors) in the British army.
Verse 1
Have you [G]heard about the big strong man; He lives in a cara[D]van
Have you heard about the Jeffery Johnson fight; [D7]oh what a hell of a fight
[G]You can take all the heavyweights you got; we got a lad who can beat the whole lo[D]t
He used to ring the bells in the bellfry; now he's gonna fight Jack D[G]empsey
Chorus
[G]was me brother Sylvest (whats he got)
a row of forty medals on his ch[D]est (big chest)
He killed fifty bad men in the west he knows no [G]rest
think of the man hell's fire don't push just shove plenty of room for you and me.
He's got an [G]arm, like a leg (a ladys leg)
and a punch that would sink a battle [D]ship (big ship)
it takes all the army and the navy to put the wind up Syl[G]vest
Verse 2
He thought he'd take a trip to Italy; he thought that he'd go by sea.
He hoped off the harbour in New York; he swan like a man-made cork
He saw the Lusitania is distress; (What he do) Put the Lusitania on his chest,
He drank all the water in the sea; Then he walked all the way to Italy.
Chorus...
Verse 3
He thought he'd take a trip to old Japan; They turned out the whole brass band
He played every instrument they'd got; Like a lad sure he beat the whole lot.
Now the old church bells will ring (hells bells); The old church choir will sing (hells choir)
They all turned out to say farewell, To my big brother Sylvest.
Chorus...
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