"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by #JimmyDean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 #GrammyAwardForBestCountryAndWesternRecording, and was nominated for the #GrammyAwardForSongOfTheYear. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of #AmericanFolklore, reminiscent of #PaulBunyan or #JohnHenry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQd_IsKfpgM