One evening as the sun went down
And the jungle fire was burning
Down the track came a hobo hiking
And he said, "Boys, I'm not turning"

I'm headed for a land that's far away
Besides the crystal fountains
So come with me, we'll go and see
The big rock candy mountain"

In the big rock candy mountain
There's a land that's fair and bright
Where the handouts grow on bushes
And you sleep out every night. Where the boxcars all are empty
And the sun shines every day
On the birds and the bees
And the cigarette trees The lemonade springs
Where the bluebird sings
In the big rock candy mountain

In the big rock candy mountain
All the cops have wooden legs
And 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
Oh, I'm bound to go
Where there ain't no snow

Where the rain don't fall
The winds don't blow
In the big rock candy mountain

In the big rock candy mountain
You never change your socks
And the little streams of alcohol
Come trickling down the rocks

The brakemen have to tip their hats
And the railway bulls are blind
There's a lake of stew and of whiskey too
You can paddle all around it in a big canoe
In the big rock candy mountain

I'll see all this coming fall
In the big rock candy mountain

I was standing by the window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw the hearse come rolling
To carry my mother away

   Will the circle be unbroken
   Bye and bye Lord bye and bye
   There’s a better home a waiting
   In the sky Lord in the sky

I said to the undertaker
Undertaker please drive slow
For that body you are carrying
Lord I hate to see her go

Well I followed close behind her
Tried to hold up and be brave
But I could not hide my sorrow
When they laid her in that grave

I went back home Lord that home was lonesome
Since my mother, she was gone
All my brothers and sisters crying
What a home so sad and alone

Some glad morning, when this life is o'er
I'll fly away
To that home on God's celestial shore
I'll fly away

I'll fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, hallelujah by and by
I'll fly away

When the shadows of this life have gone
I'll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls, I'll fly
I'll fly away

I'll (fly away) fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, hallelujah by and by
I'll fly away

Oh, how glad and happy when we meet
I'll fly away
No more cold iron shackles on my feet
I'll fly away

I'll fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, hallelujah by and by
I'll fly away

I'll fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, hallelujah by and by
I'll fly away

Just a few more weary days and then
I'll fly away
To a land where joys will never end
I'll fly away

I'll (fly away) fly away, oh glory
I'll fly away (in the morning)
When I die, hallelujah by and by
I'll fly away
I'll fly away

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they're forever banned?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many years must a mountain exist
Before it is washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Yes, and how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, and how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows
That too many people have died?

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

Born in the mountain
Fifty years ago
Trod the hills and valleys
Through the rain and snow
Seen the lightning flashing
I've heard thunder roll

I've endured
I've endured
How long can one endure?

Barefoot in the summer
On into the fall
Too many mouths to feed
They couldn't clothe us all
Sent to church on Sunday
To learn the golden rule

I've endured
I've endured
How long can one endure?

I've worked for the rich
I've lived with the poor
I've seen many a heartache
There'll be many more
I've lived, loved, and sorrowed
Been to success's door

I've endured
I've endured
How long can one endure?

I've endured
I've endured
How long can man endure?

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah River –
Life is old there
Older than the trees
Younger than the mountains
Growin’ like a breeze

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

All my memories gathered round her
Miners lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine
Teardrops in my eye

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

I hear her voice
In the mornin hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
And drivin down the road I get a feelin
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, now country roads
Take me home, now country roads