Premise
The song's storyline deals with the narrator's attempt to find a wife by climbing the titular mountain. It opens with a warning to the listener not to go to Wolverton Mountain as the main character, Clifton Clowers, threatens to kill anyone, with a gun or a knife, who tries to see his beautiful, but overly protected daughter, who has "Lips that are sweeter than Honey". If anyone attempts to climb the mountain, Clifton Clowers gets a warning from the "Bears and the Birds". The narrator decides to defy Clowers and climb the mountain. What happens to the narrator is left ambiguous.
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“We have to give ourselves—men in particular—permission to really be with and get to know our children. The premise is that taking care of kids can be a pain in the ass, and it is frustrating and agonizing, but also gratifying and enjoyable. When a little kid says, “I love you, Daddy,” or cries and you comfort her or him, life becomes a richer experience.”
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