Oh John, Oh John
I awoke one morning
from a horrible dream
In a Louisiana town where
they call me Queen
Saw a man catch a train
at the rise of sun
With a tearful scream, I called his name
Big John
Oh John, Oh John
My Big John
Angry mobs were gathering
in Bourbon Street
And as I ran across,
they pointed at me
There's the Cajun queen,
she started the fight
That caused Big John to kill last night
I kept on running straight to the east
As I followed the track
of the big iron beast
Through the sun or rain, the days and nights
I never thought once about givin'
up the fight for my John
Oh John, oh John
My big John
Oh John, oh
The long trail led to a mining town
And it didn't take long for
the talk to get around
That a Cajun girl from New Orleans
Was asking questions in a room
in the street for Big John
Now nobody seemed
to want to be the one
To answer my questions about Big John
I couldn't tell if their
feelings were of pity or hate
Only thing I could do was just
watch and wait for Big John
Oh John, oh John, my
big John
Oh John
There was an old miner
who was friendly and kind
As he talked to me,
I tried to read his mind
He said, most of these kids you
see playin' and run
Wouldn't have no daddy,
hadn't been for John
He's down in that mine,
but he's not alone
Under thousands of tons
of dirt and stone
Twenty men owe their lives
to this mighty man
And I'm glad to meet the girl
that once held the hand of Big John
Big John, these words you may not hear
But somehow I feel you know I'm near
This town's our home,
we'll run no more
Cause there's a welcome mat
at nearly every door for Big John
Oh John, oh John
My Big John
Mmm, my John
Mmm, my John you