Have you heard about the big strong man (What Man) He lives in a caravan Have you heard about the Jeffrey-Johnson fight Oh, what a hell of a fight You can take all the heavy weights you got (What's he got) We got a lad who can beat the whole lot He used to be "Galways" doorman, Now he's gonna fight George Foreman
CHORUS He's my brother Sylvest (What's he got) He's got a row of 40 medals on his chest (Big Chest) He killed 50 barmen in the west, - he needs no rest Heck of a man (Hell's fire) don't push (Just shove) Plenty room for you and me He's got an arm (Got an arm), like a leg, (Ladies leg) and a punch that would sink a battle ship (bull-shit) It takes all the army and the navy, to put the wind up Sylvest.
Well now, he thought he'd take a trip to Italy (Italy) And he thought that he'd go by sea (By sea) He jumped off the harbor in New York, And he swam like a man from Cork He saw the Lusitiania in distress (What'd he do) He shoved the Lusitania up is dress (Big dress) He drank all the water in the sea And he walked all the way to Italy.
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Well then, he thought he'd take a trip to old Japan (Hi song) So they brought out the big brass band (Brass band) He played every instrument they got What a lad he played the whole lot Now the old church bell did ring (Ding dong) and the old church choir did sing (Sing song) They all came out to bid farewell to my big brother Sylvest.