Harry McClintock's 1928 folk classic, "Big Rock Candy Mountains" was not intended as a children's' song. It originally sang of "cigarette trees," "streams of alcohol," and hens laying "soft ...

The song "Big Rock Candy Mountain" was written at the close of the 19th century, and was a look at what everyone, especially hobos, were searching for. Harry McClintock featured the song on a popular ...