This song by Harry McClintock goes as far back as 1897, when he was busking with the early version. He recorded it in 1928 and thanks to the Coen Brothers it resurfaced in the 21st century on the soundtrack of the movie 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' and was given a new lease on life. It is a song about a hobo's mythical paradise. While it sounds like a children's song, it is far from it in reality, going by the lyrics.... the cigarette trees... the lake of whiskey... the lake of gin and so on. According to Wikipedia, there have been sanitised versions recorded for children.
In an age where we call something from the 90's a classic.... this is a true CLASSIC!
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