One (D)evening, (A7) as the (D) sun went (A7)down And the (D) jungle (A7) fires were (D)burning, Down the track came a (A7) hobo, (D) hamming, And he said, "Boys, (A7)I'm not (D) turning. I'm (G)headed for A (D) land that's (G) far A-(D)way Be-(G)side the crystal (A)fountains. I'll (D)see you (A7) all this (D)coming (A7) fall In the (D)Big Rock (A7) Candy (D)Mountain. Verses: In the (D)Big Rock Candy Mountains There's a (G)land that's fair and (D)bright, Where the (G)handouts grow on (D)bushes And you (G)sleep out ev'ry (A)night, Where the (D)boxcars are all empty, And the (G) sun shines ev'ry (D)day O the (G)birds and the (D)bees And the (G)cigarette (D)trees, The (G)lemonade (D) springs Where the (G) blue birds (D) sings In the (A7)Big Rock Candy (D)Mountains. In the (D)Big Rock Candy Mountains, All the (G) cops have wooden (D) legs, And the (G) bulldogs all have rubber(D) teeth And the (G) hens lay soft-boiled (A) eggs. The farmer's (D) trees are full of fruit And the (G) barns are full of (D) hay. O (G)I'm bound to (D) go, Where (G) there ain't no (D)snow, Where (G) the sleet don't (D)fall And (G)the wind don't (D)blow In the (A) Big Rock Candy (D)Mountains. In the (D)Big Rock Candy Mountains, You (G)never change your (D)socks, And (G)the little streams of (D) alkyhol Come(G) trickling down the(A) rocks. The brakemen(D) all have to tip their hats And the(G)railroad bulls are(D) blind, There's(G) a lake of (D)stew And (G)of whiskey,(D) too, And (G)you can paddle all(D) around In(G) a big (D)canoe In the (A)Big Rock Candy (D)Mountains. In the (D)Big Rock Candy Mountains, The (G)jails are made of(D) tin, And (G)you can bust right out(D) again, As (G)soon as they put you (A)in. There (D) ain't no shorthandled shovels No (G)axes, saws or (D)picks- I'm(G) a-going to (D)stay, Where(G) you sleep all (D)day Where (G)they hung the (D) turk That (G)inventor of (D)work In the (A)Big Rock Candy (D)Mountains. G D G D (G)I’ll see you (D)all (G)This coming (D)fall In the(A) big rock candy (D)mountain