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