Cat. #1199 (MFH #833) - As sung by Ollie Gilbert, Mountain View, Arkansas on August 31, 1971
VERSE 1
Down th road, one day
In th month of May
Burly man came hiking
As he came thru th sugar cane
He was lookin' for his likin'
As he walked along
He sung a song
Of th land of milk an' honey
Where a bum can stay
For a many a day
An' they don't need any money
VERSE 2
O, th buzzin' of th bees
An' th cigarette tree
By th sody-water fountain
Flies th lemonade spring
Where th bluebirds sing
In th big rock candy mount'n
VERSE 3
O, I'm goin' to where
There ain't no snow
Where th rain don't fall
An' th wind don't blow
On th big rock candy mount'n
VERSE 4
O, on th run
Came a farmer and his son
To th hay field they were boundin'
Why don't you come
Said, th bum to th son
To th big rock candy mount'n
VERSE 5
O, on they walked
For many of a day
They were looking for that fount'n
But they never 'rrived
At th lemonade tide
On th big rock candy mount'n
VERSE 6
O, th buzz of th bees
An' th cigarette trees
By th sody-water fount'n
By th lemondae spring
Where th bluebirds sing
In th big rock candy mount'n