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?
I don't like a railroad man No, I don't like a railroad man A railroad man will kill you when he can And drink up your blood like wine
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