Big Rock Candy Mountain Songtext
von Burl Ives

Oh, the buzzin′ of the bees and the cigarette trees
The soda water fountain
Where the lemonade springs and the bluebird sings
In that Big Rock Candy Mountain

On a summer's day in the month of May
A burly bum come a hikin′
Down a shady lane, through the sugar cane
He was looking for his likin'
As he strolled along he sang a song of the land of milk and honey
Where a bum can stay for many a day
And he won't need any money

Oh, the buzzin′ of the bees and the cigarette trees
The soda water fountain
Where the lemonade springs and the bluebird sings
In that Big Rock Candy Mountain


In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
The cops have wooden legs
The bulldogs all have rubber teeth
And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs
The farmers′ trees are full of fruit
The barns are full of hay
I want to go where there ain't no snow
Where the sleet don′t fall, and the wind don't blow
In that Big Rock Candy Mountain

Oh, the buzzin′ of the bees and the cigarette trees
The soda water fountain
Where the lemonade springs and the bluebird sings
In that Big Rock Candy Mountain

Oh, the buzzin' of the bees and the cigarette trees
The soda water fountain
Where the lemonade springs and the bluebird sings
In that Big Rock Candy Mountain