Another song with the same title:


OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN
Words by George Brown; music by Victor Young. ©1932.
As recorded by The Mills Brothers in this video on YouTube.

[scat singing]
The old man of the mountain.
[scat singing]
Old man of the mountain.

With his long white beard and his crooked staff,
He tramps along while the folks all laugh,
With a twinkle in his eye as he passes them by,
The old man of the mountain.

He wears long hair and his feet are bare.
They say he's mad as an old March hare.
His cares are none for he owes no one,
The old man of the mountain.

He talks with the birds when he's lonely,
Sleeps with the stars for a tent.
The beasts spread a feast when he's hungry,
And God charges no rent.

He'll live as long as an old oak tree
And laugh at fools like you and me.
I often sigh and wish that I
Were the old man of the mountain.

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There were early American recordings by: Ben Bernie and His Orchestra, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Dick Robertson and His Orchestra, Hal Denman and His Orchestra, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra with Kay Thompson, Jo Stafford, Joel Shaw and His Orchestra, The Boswell Sisters, The Mills Brothers, Turner Layton & Clarence Johnstone, Waring's Pennsylvanians (vocal by Chick Bullock).

Early British recordings: Al Bowlly with Roy Fox & His Band, Ambrose and His Orchestra, Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orchestra.

Recent recordings by: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Don Neely's Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, Hot Fingers, Lee Wiley & Carl Prager, Man Overboard Quintet, Phil Alvin, The Smart Fellers, The Sunset Serenaders, Tongue In Cheek Jazz Band.