<P> `` Big Rock Candy Mountain '' , first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928 , is a Bluegrass song about a hobo 's idea of paradise , a modern version of the medieval concept of Cockaigne . It is a place where `` hens lay soft boiled eggs '' and there are `` cigarette trees . '' McClintock claimed to have written the song in 1895 , based on tales from his youth hoboing through the United States , but some believe that at least aspects of the song have existed for far longer . It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 6696 . </P>
<P> `` Big Rock Candy Mountain '' , first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928 , is a Bluegrass song about a hobo 's idea of paradise , a modern version of the medieval concept of Cockaigne . It is a place where `` hens lay soft boiled eggs '' and there are `` cigarette trees . '' McClintock claimed to have written the song in 1895 , based on tales from his youth hoboing through the United States , but some believe that at least aspects of the song have existed for far longer . It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 6696 . </P>
who sang the song big rock candy mountain
who sang the song big rock candy mountain
Harry McClintock
Harry McClintock