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Version 1 of Genesis Lyrics Ballad Of Big (http://www.mp3lyrics.org/g/genesis/ballad-of-big/v1.html) Version 1 of the lyrics | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Big Jim Cooley commanded respect | Big Jim Cooley commanded respect, whatever he wanted he could get | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Whatever he wanted he could get | 1 | ||||||||||||
| The badge on his waistcoat shone in the sun | The badge on his waistcoat shone in the sun | |||||||||||||
| It ain't no lie, Big Jim was feared by everyone | It ain't no lie, Big Jim was feared by everyone | |||||||||||||
| 2 | In the saloon one evening Big took a bet | In the saloon one evening Big took a bet with | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | With a rancher whose name I forget | a rancher whose name I forget | 3 | |||||||||||
| He wanted a herd taken over the plain | He wanted a herd taken over the plain | |||||||||||||
| 4 | And he called Jim, "Yellow", he'll never do that again | He called Jim "yellow", he'll never do that again | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | He got mad! | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | He got mad | He threw his badge on the floor and walked out | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | He's gonna give it a try, he left no doubt | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | He threw his badge on the floor | "Must be mad, must be mad!" | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | And walked out | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | He's gonna give it a try | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | He left no doubt | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Must be mad, he must be mad | 6 | ||||||||||||
| The people wished him well, and good luck | The people wished him well, and good luck | |||||||||||||
| 7 | "Well, I don't need it", he laughed | "Hell, I don't need it!" He laughed, got | 7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Got on his horse and rode away | on his horse and rode away | 8 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Over on the trail, Jim and his crew of five | Over on the trail, Jim 'n' his crew of five | 9 | |||||||||||
| Were trying their best to keep the cattle alive | Were trying their best to keep the cattle alive | |||||||||||||
| 10 | The weather was hard but so were the men | The weather was hard, but so were the men | 10 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Though I don't think even Jim will try this trip again | Though I don't think even Jim will try this try again | 11 | |||||||||||
| His horses were edgy, sensing trouble ahead | His horses were edgy, sensing trouble ahead | |||||||||||||
| But the trouble didn't start till the men were in bed | But the trouble didn't start till the men were in bed | |||||||||||||
| A-whooping and a-hollering and flashing their knives | A-whooping and a-hollering and flashing their knives | |||||||||||||
| Big Jim and his men were jumped by an all-star Indian tribe | Big Jim and his men were jumped by an all-star Indian tribe | |||||||||||||
| He was scared, Big Jim was scared | He was scared, Big Jim was scared | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Alive they called him lucky but not today | Alive, they called him lucky, but not today | 12 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 'Cause he died like all good cowboys | Cos he died like all good cowboys with | 13 | |||||||||||
| 14 | With his boots on next to his men | his boots on next to his men | 14 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Big Jim, he still won't lie down | Big Jim, he won't lie down | 15 | |||||||||||
| For him the bet is still on | For him the bet is still on | |||||||||||||
| Some say he rides there, cursing still | Some say he rides there, cursing still | |||||||||||||
| Some say they've seen him | Some say they've seen him | |||||||||||||
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