The song was recorded in 1959. It tells the story of a man who went to California during the Gold Rush.
By Jimmy Driftwood / 1959 / "The Westward Movement" album
Oh!
There was an old man
from the county called Pike
And his name was Jolly ol' Higgins
The darned ol' fool
Who went an' bought an ol' mule
And was bound for the California diggins