My Big John
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| "My Big John" | ||||
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| Single by Dottie West | ||||
| Released | October 1961 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Starday | |||
| Songwriter(s) | J. Dean, Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin, J. Newman | |||
| Dottie West singles chronology | ||||
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"My Big John" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in October 1961 as her third release on Starday Records. The song was written by Jean Dean, Ira Louvin and Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers, and J. Newman.
An answer song to Jimmy Dean's hit "Big Bad John", the song is told from the point of view of the "Cajun Queen" that drove John away – her search for him, then discovering about his death.