Discover the story of the song > Big Rock Candy Mountain – Burl Ives

The song tells the story of a hobo who has decided to travel to a magical place called the Big Rock Candy Mountains, where life is easy and there's always good food, drinks, and weather. In this place, police officers have wooden legs, dogs have rubber teeth, and the jail is easy to escape from. The song paints a dreamlike vision of a carefree life without work or worry.