Jimmy West and John Dunn the Bully by Tim Bluhm Lyrics
John Dunn was the bully of the Robinson School
Twice the size of me and Jimmy West
The whole 3rd Grade feared him, tried hard to avoid him
But he liked to pick on little guys the best
The Mule Days belt buckle that my daddy'd won and gave me
Was well-admired by every boy in town
John Dunn the Bully, his dark eyes shined upon it
He said he guessed he’d have it for his own
Now, little Jimmy West, he didn't have a father
And my folks treated him like family
He said he'd be a monkey’s uncle before John Dunn took my buckle
And word spread like fire up a tree
It was Davey and Goliath in the Robinson yard
The entire school was gathered in the round
John swung and missed Jimmy, Jimmy got a left in
And when he broke John's nose the whole world heard the sound
We knew Jimmy'd won when the bully hit the ground
Both boys were suspended and my mother told me later
That the teachers all were glad that John got beat
But he always shook his fist at me, well into adulthood
But he never came within a hundred feet
My dad's no longer with us but I still wear that belt buckle
And I long ago lost track of Jimmy West
But I bet he's breaking noses of all the big bad bullies
That like to pick on little guys the best
More than ever this world needs Jimmy West
It was Davey and Goliath in the Robinson yard
The entire school was gathered in the round
John swung and missed Jimmy, Jimmy got a left in
And when he broke John's nose the whole world heard the sound
We knew Jimmy'd won when the bully hit the ground
We knew we all had won when the bully hit the ground
Twice the size of me and Jimmy West
The whole 3rd Grade feared him, tried hard to avoid him
But he liked to pick on little guys the best
The Mule Days belt buckle that my daddy'd won and gave me
Was well-admired by every boy in town
John Dunn the Bully, his dark eyes shined upon it
He said he guessed he’d have it for his own
Now, little Jimmy West, he didn't have a father
And my folks treated him like family
He said he'd be a monkey’s uncle before John Dunn took my buckle
And word spread like fire up a tree
It was Davey and Goliath in the Robinson yard
The entire school was gathered in the round
John swung and missed Jimmy, Jimmy got a left in
And when he broke John's nose the whole world heard the sound
We knew Jimmy'd won when the bully hit the ground
Both boys were suspended and my mother told me later
That the teachers all were glad that John got beat
But he always shook his fist at me, well into adulthood
But he never came within a hundred feet
My dad's no longer with us but I still wear that belt buckle
And I long ago lost track of Jimmy West
But I bet he's breaking noses of all the big bad bullies
That like to pick on little guys the best
More than ever this world needs Jimmy West
It was Davey and Goliath in the Robinson yard
The entire school was gathered in the round
John swung and missed Jimmy, Jimmy got a left in
And when he broke John's nose the whole world heard the sound
We knew Jimmy'd won when the bully hit the ground
We knew we all had won when the bully hit the ground