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Lyrics: John Holmes was born in Ashville, Ohio
In August of 1944
and no one knew at that time
what the world had in store
Oh, what the world had in store
He was born the son of a railroad man
his birth name was John Estes
but his father walked out on John and his mom
leaving Mary and her son, who was three
leaving Mary and John, who was three
So she married a man named Harold Holmes
and thus changed the family's name
but he was a drunken no-good bum
so she moved her family again
she moved her family again
She moved them to Columbus town
where they were poor and on welfare too
then she met and married Harold Bowman
that was right around 1952
right around 1952
Then the family moved to Pataskala
and to John, Harold Bowman was mean
he beat young John and knocked him around
but John fought him back at age 16
John fought him back at age 16
John punched Bowman down a flight of stairs
then everybody knew
that messing around with Johnny Holmes
was something you'd better not do
it was something you'd better not do
Then John ran away from his troubled home
and joined the army for a career
He spent time in Germany with the Signal Corps
and got out after serving three years
he got out after serving three years
Then he moved to Los Angeles
and got married in 1964
He worked hard and struggled, and sometimes was fine
but sometimes he was just growin' bored
sometimes he was just gettin' bored
Then one night in a card playing club
at a urinal in the men's bathroom
a pornographer saw John taking a piss
and was amazed at the size of his tube
he was amazed at the size of his tube
So they put big John in porno films
and I bet you know what I mean
his dong was long and his back was strong
Johnny Wadd, he always stole the scene
John Holmes, he always stole the scene
Well soon he was a big porno star
the biggest that anyone had seen
he did those women hard and long
snortin' cocaine before shootin' scenes
doin' cocaine before shootin' scenes
But drugs soon began to take their toll
and then he couldn't quite get as hard
he soon started doing gay movies too
his life was quickly gettin' marred
his body was quicky gettin' marred
So he met a young girl and he prostituted her
and sold himself for dope too
his wife threw him out 'cause she had no doubt
that John was now in deep poo
John, he was in some deep poo
Addicted to drugs he turned to thugs
like Eddie Nash and the Wonderland Gang
they say John stole, so Nash beat his ass
and made John get revenge on the Gang
and made John get revenge on the Gang
On July 1 of 1981
four Gang members were found dead
bludgeoned to death, they drew their last breaths
killed while sleeping in their beds
killed while sleeping in their beds
Well, the cops got John and incarcerated him
but he was soon released from jail
They had nothing to convict him of the sin
he ran free, but the cops were on his tail
he ran free, though cops were on his trail
They caught John again and hauled him in
but the prosecution's case was flawed
for how could one man acting alone
beat four to death, one and all?
how could he have beat them one and all?
So John was set free and away he went
back into porno picture shows
though now he wasn't as big of a star
his fame, like his dong, ebbed and flowed
his fame, like his dong, ebbed and flowed
Soon John found out some terrible news
the kind that will knock you off your legs
In 1986 came the diagnosis
Big John had contracted AIDS
Big John was dyin' of AIDS
In two years time he was no more
his body soon wasted away
but the spirit of John Holmes lives on
in new pornos made every day
in pornos made every day
So whenever you're watching a porno show
as you clutch yourself and stare
right as you reach the climactic peak
John Holmes, he's always standin' there
John Holmes, he's always standin' there
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