Big Strong Man [G]
Have you [G] heard about the big strong man, he lives in a cara[D] van
Have you heard about the Jeffrey Johnson fight, [D7] oh what a hell of a [G] fight
You can take all the heavy weights you got, we got a lad who will beat the whole [D] lot
He used to ring the bells in the belfry, now he's going to fight Jack [G] Dempsey
Chorus
He was my brother Sylvest, (what's he got?)
A row of 40 medals on his [D] chest (big chest)
He killed 50 bad men in the West, he knows no [G] rest,
[NC] Think of a man, hells fire, don't push, just shove
Plenty of room for you and me
He's got an [G] arm, like a leg (a ladies 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 [G] Sylvest
Well he thought he'd take a trip to Italy
He thought that he'd go by the [D] sea
He jumped off the harbour in New York
And swam like a man made of [G] cork
He saw the Lusitania in distress (What he do?)
He put the Lusitania on his [D] chest (Big chest)
He drank all the water in the sea
And he walked all the way to [G] Italy
Chorus
That was my brother Sylvest, (what's he got?)
A row of 40 medals on his [D] chest (big chest)
He killed 50 bad men in the West, he knows no [G] rest,
[NC] Think of a man, hells fire, don't push, just shove
Plenty of room for you and me
He's got an [G] arm, like a leg (a ladies 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 [G] Sylvest
Well he thought he'd take a trip to old Japan
They turned out the whole brass [D] band
He played every instrument they got
Like a lad sure he beat the whole [G] lot
And the old church bells will ring (hells bells)
The old church choir will [D] sing (hells fire)
They all turned out, to say farewell to my big brother [G] Sylvest
Chorus
That was my brother Sylvest, (what's he got?)
A row of 40 medals on his [D] chest (big chest)
He killed 50 bad men in the West, he knows no [G] rest,
[NC] Think of a man, hells fire, don't push, just shove
Plenty of room for you and me
He's got an [G] arm, like a leg (a ladies 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 [G] Sylvest
Big Strong Man [G]
Have you G heard about the big strong man, he lives in a caraD van Have you heard about the Jeffrey Johnson fight, D7 oh what a hell of a G fight You can take all the heavy weights you got, we got a lad who will beat the whole D lot He used to ring the bells in the belfry, now he's going to fight Jack G Dempsey
Chorus He was my brother Sylvest, what's he got? A row of 40 medals on his D chest big chest He killed 50 bad men in the West, he knows no G rest, NC Think of a man, hells fire, don't push, just shove Plenty of room for you and me He's got an G arm, like a leg a ladies 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 G Sylvest
Well he thought he'd take a trip to Italy He thought that he'd go by the D sea He jumped off the harbour in New York And swam like a man made of G cork He saw the Lusitania in distress What he do? He put the Lusitania on his D chest Big chest He drank all the water in the sea And he walked all the way to G Italy
Chorus That was my brother Sylvest, what's he got? A row of 40 medals on his D chest big chest He killed 50 bad men in the West, he knows no G rest, NC Think of a man, hells fire, don't push, just shove Plenty of room for you and me He's got an G arm, like a leg a ladies 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 G Sylvest
Well he thought he'd take a trip to old Japan They turned out the whole brass D band He played every instrument they got Like a lad sure he beat the whole G lot And the old church bells will ring hells bells The old church choir will D sing hells fire They all turned out, to say farewell to my big brother G Sylvest
Chorus That was my brother Sylvest, what's he got? A row of 40 medals on his D chest big chest He killed 50 bad men in the West, he knows no G rest, NC Think of a man, hells fire, don't push, just shove Plenty of room for you and me He's got an G arm, like a leg a ladies 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 G Sylvest