ooh big man in town each day as i grow older the nights are getting colder someday the sun will shine on me money i don t have any i m down to my last penny but darling don t cry over me i ll be a big man in town honest honey i ll be a big man in town promise darling i ll be a big man in town just you wait and see you ll be proud of me big man in town they think that i m a rover but my rovin days are over someday your folks will welcome me i went away a small man but i ll come home a tall man then what a pretty bride you ll be i ll be a big man in town honest honey i ll be a big man in town promise darling i ll be a big man in town just you wait and see you ll be proud of me big man in town i m gonna make it just wait and see oh i m gonna make it just wait and see girl i m gonna make it just wait and see ooh ah ooh1