The ToneWay® Project: helping people play music

Rocky Island [core]

Went up on the Mountain, sow a little cane
See my candy darlin', pretty little Liza Jane

Chorus
Going to Rocky Island, ho honey ho
Seein' my candy darlin', you know I love her so

Wish I had a big fat horse, corn to feed him on
Pretty little girl to stay at home, feed him when I'm gone

Dark clouds a-risin', sure sign of rain
Put your old gray bonnet on, sweet little Liza Jane

You go ride the old gray horse and I'll go ride along
You get there before I do, leave my girl alone

Wish I had a pretty little bowl to put my baby in
I'd pick it up and kiss it twice and put it there again

Available in these books:

Get Started Plus:
Core Songs Edition
100 songs and our acclaimed play-by-ear learning method.
Big Print Songs
Over 200 songs.
Both books feature large-print lyrics (20-point type) and include chords, historical info, jamming hints, and more.

...and on these CDs:

Five CDs, 100 songs. Recordings from the Abbott family and their friends.
Listen to sample tracks.

The MP3 collection has all 100 songs on one CD for a discount. See details.


A song from the Mountain Music for Everyone Song Collection from the ToneWay Project. Our website has lyrics to nearly 400 traditional songs common in bluegrass and old-time circles. Most songs also include a free MP3 recording that you can listen to. The ToneWay Project also offers songbooks, CDs, and resources for learning to play music by ear. http://ToneWay.com