Burl Ives (14 de junio de 1909 – 14 de abril de 1995) fue un actor, compositor y cantante estadounidense. Su nombre completo era Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives, y nació cerca de Hunt City, Illinois. Sus padres eran Levi "Frank" Ives (1880–1947) y Cordelia "Dellie" White (1882–1954), y tuvo seis hermanos: Audry, Artie, Clarence, Argola, Lillburn, y Norma. Siendo niño, su tío le oyó cantar mientras se encontraba en el jardín con su madre. Le gustó tanto que le invitó a cantar en una reunión de veteranos en Hunt City
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
Big Rock Candy Mountian – Burl Ives CAPO 1 (or Not)
[Verse]
CGC One evening as the sun went down and the jungle fires were burning CGC Down the track came a hobo hiking and he said, "Boys I'm not turning" I'm FCFCFCG headed for a land that's far away besides the crystal fountain So CGC come with me we'll go and see the Big Rock Candy Mountain
CFC In the Big Rock Candy Mountain There's a land that's fair and bright the FCFG handouts grow on bushes and you sleep out every night Where the CFC boxcars all are empty and the sun shines every day On the FCFCFC birds and the bees the cigarette trees the lemonade springs where the FCGC bluebird sings in The Big Rock Candy Mountain
CFC In The Big Rock Candy Mountain all the cops have wooden legs and the FCFG bulldogs all have rubber teeth and the hens lay soft boiled eggs The CFC farmer's trees are full of fruit and the barns are full of hay Oh I'm FCFCFC bound to go where there ain't no snow where there ain't no fall and the FCGC winds don't blow in The Big Rock Candy Mountain
CFC In The Big Rock Candy Mountain you never change your socks and the FCFG little streams of alcohol come a tricklin' down the rocks The CFC brakemen have to tip their hats and the railroad bulls are blind There's a FCFCFC lake of stew and of wiskey too you can paddle all around them in a FCGC big canoe in The Big Rock Candy Mountain
CFC In The Big Rock Candy Mountain the jails are made of tin and FCFG you can walk right out again as soon as you are in There CFC ain't no short handle shovels no axes saws or picks I'm FCFC gonna stay where you sleep all day where they FCFC hung the jerk that invented work in The GCCFCF Big Rock Candy Mountain .....
CFCFCGC I'll see you all this commin fall in the Big Rock Candy Mountain