The lake of gin is not mentioned, and the lake of whiskey becomes a lake of soda pop. Sanitized versions have been popular, especially with children's musicians in these, the " cigarette trees" become peppermint trees, and the "streams of alcohol" trickling down the rocks become streams of lemonade. Oh, the buzzin' of the bees in the cigarette trees The soda water fountain Where the lemonade springs and the bluebird sings In that Big Rock Candy Mountain The most famous version has this refrain: It has been recorded by many artists throughout the world, but a version recorded in 1960 by Dorsey Burnette to date was the biggest success for the song in the post-1954 "rock era", having reached No. But it achieved more widespread popularity in 1949 when a sanitized version intended for children was re-recorded by Burl Ives. The song was not popularized until 1939, when it peaked at #1 on Billboard magazine's country music charts. In the released version this verse did not appear. I've hiked and hiked till my feet are sore And I'll be damned if I hike any more To be buggered sore like a hobo's whore In the Big Rock Candy Mountains." ”The punk rolled up his big blue eyes And said to the jocker, "Sandy, I've hiked and hiked and wandered too, But I ain't seen any candy. In later years, when McClintock appeared in court as part of a copyright dispute, he cited the original words of the song, the last stanza of which was: Originally the song described a child being recruited into hobo life by tales of the "big rock candy mountain". īefore recording the song, McClintock cleaned it up considerably from the version he sang as a street busker in the 1890s. Other popular itinerant songs of the day such as "Hobo's Paradise", "Hobo Heaven", "Sweet Potato Mountains" and "Little Streams of Whiskey" likely served as inspiration, as they mention concepts similar to those in "Big Rock Candy Mountain". McClintock said that he wrote the song, though it was likely partially based on other ballads, including " An Invitation to Lubberland" and "The Appleknocker's Lament".
The song was first recorded by McClintock, also known by his "hobo" name of Haywire Mac.
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