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May 20, 2008 · Burl Ives singing his well known - Big Rock Candy Mountain. The song originally appeared on his 1950 album, Ballads Folk and Country Songs. His rendition of ...
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- MisterCanning
Apr 28, 2008 · Harry 'Haywire' McClintock wrote his first song, the story of "Big Rock Candy Mountain." around the turn of the last century which was based on fairy tales h...
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- ianbenjaminkenny
A big hit for the larger-than-life Burl Ives, this song was written way back in 1928, although the guy who claimed to write it probably drew on older folk so...
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The Big Rock Candy Mountains. " 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: 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 for a land ...
SlideshowKing Productions presents Harry McClintock's "Big Rock Candy Mountain."
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Apr 23, 2024 · The Origins of the Song. “The Big Rock Candy Mountain” was first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928, during the Great Depression. The song was inspired by the stories and myths that were shared among hobos and migrant workers during that time. These stories were often tales of a “promised land” where life was easy and free from hardship.
