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Harry kirby mcclintock october 8, 1882 april 24, 1957, also known as haywire mac, was an american singer, songwriter, and poet, best known for his song big rock candy mountain. O brother where art thou big candy rock mountain guitar pro tab by misc soundtrack. Harry mcclintock, the first person to record the big rock candy mountain in 1928 claimed that he wrote the song much earlier, around 1898, at the age of 16. Big rock candy mountain by harry mcclintock on amazon. It is a place where hens lay soft boiled eggs and there are cigarette trees. Harry mcclintock big rock candy mountain lyrics genius. One evening as the sun went down and the jungle fire was burning down the track came an holbo hiking. Original version of the hobo song big rock candy mountains, written and sung by the chronicler of american hobo songs, harry mac. The shacks all have to tip their hats and the railroad bulls are blind, theres a lake of stew and of whiskey, too, and you can paddle all around in a big canoe in the big rock candy mountains.
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