*First line is the artist name. 1962. Country crossover hit. The song is based on a real person named Clifton Clowers, who lived on a mountain in Arkansas.He lived to 102. On his 101st birthday, Mike Redmond sang him this song on his front porch. The video can be found on YouTube.Clifton didn't like this song so much. He said he only used a knife and gun to hunt.