I wish I was a mole in the ground Yes, I wish I was a mole in the ground If I's a mole in the ground I'd root that mountain down And I wish I was a mole in the ground
Oh, Tippy wants a nine dollar shawl Yes, Tippy wants a nine dollar shawl When I come o'er the hill with a forty dollar bill Baby, where you been so long?
I been in the bend so long Yes, I been in the bend so long I been in the bend with the rough and rowdy men Baby, where you been so long?
Oh, I don't like a railroad man No, I don't like a railroad man If I's a railroad man they'll kill you when he can Drink up your blood like wine
Oh, I wish I was a lizard in the spring Yes, I wish I was a lizard in the spring If I's a lizard in the spring I'd hear my darlin' sing And I wish I was a lizard in the spring
Oh Capie, let your hair roll down Capie, let your hair roll down Let your hair roll down and your bangs curl round Oh Capie, let your hair roll down
I wish I was a mole in the ground Yes, I wish I was a mole in the ground If I's a mole in the ground I'd root that mountain down And I wish I was a mole in the ground