Going to Rocky Island, ho honey ho
See my candy darlin’, I am bound to go, I am bound to go

Dark clouds on the horizon’s a sure sign of rain
Dark clouds in my woman’s eyes, sure sign of pain, sure sign of pain

Going to Rocky Island…

Mama gave me meat and daddy gave me bread
Pretty girl gave me one sweet kiss, just about killed me dead
Ah just about killed me dead

Mama gave me one drink, daddy gave me two
Want another one so bad, don’t know what to do
I don’t know what to do

Going to Rocky Island…
Going to Rocky Island, don’t you wanna go

Well I went up on the mountain and as far as I could see
Couldn’t see any place, looked like home to me, looked like home to me

Going to Rocky Island…