[1] Wish I was a mole in the ground
Wish I was a mole in the ground
Mole in the ground I'd [4] root that mountain [1] down
Wish I was a mole in the ground

If I was a lizard in the spring
If I was a lizard in the spring
A lizard in the spring I'd hear my true love sing
If I was a lizard in the Spring

Don't marry a railroad man
Don't marry a railroad man
A railroad man he gonna kill you if he can
And drink up your blood like wine

My baby wants a nine dollar shawl
Baby wants a nine dollar shawl
When I come around the hill with my twenty dollar bill
She says honey where you been so long

Said baby where you been so long
Honey where you been so long
Said I been to Caroline to see that gal of mine
That's where I been so long

I said honey where'd you stay last night
I said honey where'd you stay last night
Said I stayed around the bend with the rough and rowdy men
And now I'm goin back again