Oh the buzzing of the bees at the cigarette trees
Near the soda water fountain
Where the lemonade springs and the bluebird sings
In the Big Rock Candy Mountain
On a summer day in the month of May
A burly bum came hiking
Down a shady lane through the sugar cane
He was looking for his liking
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
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
And the barns are full of hay
I want to go where there ain't no snow
Where the sleet don't fall the winds don't blow
In the Big Rock Candy Mountains