Big Rock Candy Mountain
B
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Chords you’ll need to know
A
D
D7
G
Chord Chart
Lyrics
One evening as the sun went down
And the jungle fire was burning
Down the track came a hobo hiking
And he said, boys, I'm not turning
I'm headed for a land that's far away
Beside the crystal fountains
So come with me, we'll go and see
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
There's a land that's fair and bright
Where the handouts grow on bushes
And you sleep out every night
Where the boxcars all are empty
And the sun shines every day
On the birds and the bees and the cigarette trees
The lemonade springs where the bluebird sings
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
All the cops have wooden legs
And the bulldogs all have rubber teeth
And the hens lay soft-boiled eggs
The farmers' trees are full of fruit
And the barns are full of hay
Oh, I'm bound to go where there ain't no snow
Where the rain don't fall, the wind don't blow
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
You never change your socks
And the little streams of alcohol
Come trickling down the rocks
The brakemen have to tip their hats
And the railroad bulls are blind
There's a lake of stew and of whiskey too
You can paddle all around them in a big canoe
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
The jails are made of tin
And you can walk right out again
As soon as you are in
There ain't no short-handled shovels
No axes, saws, or picks
I'm a-going to stay where you sleep all day
Where they hung the jerk that invented work
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
I'll see you all this coming fall
In the Big Rock Candy MountainAbout This Song
Big Rock Candy Mountain is a traditional bluegrass song in the key of D. Using 4 chords, it's approachable for intermediate players.
Two distinct sections (First Verse and Main Verse). Learn both progressions and the transitions between them.