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Big Bad John

humor
students
Prof. Leon M. Tolbert and their students at UT Knoxville rewrote a Jimmy Dean classic for John.
Author

Aykut C. Satici

Published

October 20, 2026

John charging up the hill, with his students trying to keep up

John charging up the hill, with his students trying to keep up

This spot-on parody of Jimmy Dean’s “Big Bad John” was written for John by Prof. Leon M. Tolbert and their joint students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Big Bad John, as sung by Jimmy Dean, rewritten for John Chiasson

Big Bad John, as sung by Jimmy Dean, rewritten for John Chiasson

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