Big Rock Candy Mountain
Sons Of The Pioneers Lyrics

One evening as the sun went down and the jungle fire was burning
As the sun set and a fire burned in the jungle, a wandering hobo appeared.

Down the track came a hobo hiking and he said boys I'm not turning
The hobo approached them on the road and refused to change his direction, unknown to them.

I'm headin for a land that's far away beside the crystal fountains
The hobo was going towards a faraway land next to crystal fountains.

So come with me we'll go and see the Big Rock Candy Mountains
The hobo invited them to join him in his journey to the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains there's a land that's fair and bright
The Big Rock Candy Mountains is a place that's a beautiful and promising land.

Where the handouts grow on bushes and you sleep out every night
The land has free food growing everywhere and you can sleep under the stars every night.

Where the boxcars are all empty and the sun shines every day
All the boxcars are empty and the sun always shines over there.

On the birds and the bees and the cigarette trees
In this land, there are birds, bees, and trees that give free cigarettes.

Where the lemonade springs where the bluebird sings
The place has lemonade springs and bluebirds that sing.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
Reiteration of how all the above attributes exist in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains all the cops have wooden legs
In this fantasy land, all law enforcement officers have wooden legs.

And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth and the hens lay soft boiled eggs
Furthermore, bulldogs have rubber teeth and hens lay soft-boiled eggs.

The farmer's trees are full of fruit and the barns are full of hay
Farmers have fruit trees and full barns of hay.

Oh, I'm bound to go where there ain't no snow
In this land without snow, I'm happy to be here.

Where the rain don't fall and the wind don't blow
Rainfall and strong winds don't exist here.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains.
Reiteration of how all the above attributes exist in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains you never change your socks
You don't have to worry about changing your socks in this land.

And the little streams of alcohol come a-tricklin' down the rocks
There are tiny streams where alcohol flows in this land.

The brakemen have to tip their hats and the railroad bulls are blind
In this land, brakemen tip their hats to travelers and railroad bulls are blind.

There's a lake of stew and of whiskey too
There is a lake with stew and whiskey in this land.

You can paddle all around 'em in a big canoe
You can paddle around the lake with stew and whiskey in a large canoe.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
Reiteration of how all the above attributes exist in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains the jails are made of tin
Even the jails are made of tin in this land.

And you can walk right out again as soon as you are in
You can just walk out of jail right after you get in.

There ain't no short handled shovels, no axes saws or picks
Tools like short shovels, axes, and picks don't exist in this land.

I'm a goin to stay where you sleep all day
In this land, where people sleep all day, I'll choose to stay.

Where they hung the jerk that invented work
They executed the person who invented work in this land.

In the Big Rock Candy Mountains
Reiteration of how all the above attributes exist in the Big Rock Candy Mountains.

I'll see you all this coming fall in the Big Rock Candy Mountains
The artist invites his friends to meet him in the Big Rock Candy Mountains in the coming fall.