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" The Big Rock Candy Mountains ", first recorded and copyrighted by Harry McClintock in 1928, [1] is a country folk song about a hobo 's idea of paradise, a modern version of the medieval concept of Cockaigne. It is a place where "hens lay soft-boiled eggs " and there are " cigarette trees".
Big Rock Candy Mountain Lyrics. [Verse 1] One evening as the sun went down. And the jungle fire was burning. Down the track came a hobo hikin'. And he said, "Boys, I'm not turning. I'm headed...
A humorous song about a hobo's paradise on Earth, recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928. Learn about its history, lyrics, versions, and cultural references.