“The Big Rock Candy Mountain”

Description

The hobo arrives and announces that he is heading for the Big Rock Candy Mountain. He describes its delights: Handouts growing on bushes, blind railroad bulls, jails made out of tin, barns full of hay, dogs with rubber teeth, "little streams of alcohol"

Same tune

• Fisher Hendley, "Answer to the Big Rock Candy Mountains" (Vocalion 02543, c. 1929/Regal Zonophone [Australia] G22174, n.d.)
• Charley Blake, "The Big Rock Candy Mountain, No. 2" (Supertone 9556, 1929)
• Bill Cox, "In the Big Rock Candy Mountains - No. 2" (Supertone 9556, 1929) [Note: Also issued as by Charley Blake, same record number]
• Stuart Hamblen, "The Big Rock Candy Mountains - No. 2" (Victor V-40319, 1930)

Recordings

• Ben Butler, "Rock Candy Mountain" (Madison 1934, c. 1929)
• Vernon Dalhart & Co., "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" (Edison 52472, 1929)
• Jerry Ellis [pseud. for Jack Golding] "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" (Champion 15646, 1928; Supertone 9342 [as Weary Willie], 1929)
• Frankie Marvin, "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" (Columbia 1753-D, 1929)
• Harry "Mac" McClintock, "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" (Victor 21704, 1928; Montgomery Ward M-8121, 1939); "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" (AFS 10,506 A4, 1951, on LC61) (Decca 5689, 1939) (on McClintock01)
• Goebel Reeves, "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" (Perfect 13099/Conqueror 8470, c. 1935) (MacGregor 851, n.d.)
• Pete Seeger, "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" (on PeteSeeger17) (on PeteSeeger27)
• Hobo Jack Turner [pseud. for Ernest Hare] "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" (Diva 2807-G/Velvet Tone 1807-V, 1929)

References

1. Lomax-FSUSA 79, "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Lomax- FSNA 221, "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Botkin-AmFolklr, pp. 884-886, "The Big Rock Candy Mountains" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. Arnett, pp. 116-117, "Big Rock Candy Mountain" (1 text, 1 tune)
5. PSeeger-AFB, p. 66, "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" (1 text, 1 tune)
6. Greenway-AFP, pp. 203-204, "(The Big Rock Candy Mountain") (1 text)
7. Silber-FSWB, p. 61, "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" (1 text)
8. DT, BIGRKCND BIGROCK2 (BIGROCK3 -- bawdy parody)
9. Roud #6696
10. BI, LxU079