There's a certain hill outside of town called Sam Hill And a certain guy used to go there every day They said a certain girl lived up in Sam Hill Aw, a pretty girl, not hep to city ways This certain guy would come down the hill a smilin' Headed back to town at the crack of dawn And he had 'em all a wonderin' what he was doin' Yeah, wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on We knew this certain guy was not a goldminer Cause he never took a shovel or a pick He only took a little box of candy And disappeared in Sam Hill mighty quick We tried to follow him to his destination But he had a secret path and soon he was gone And he had us all a wonderin' what he was doin' Yeah, wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on I know that you have wondered too about Sam Hill You've probably asked "What in Sam Hill's goin' on?" All I can say in answer to your question Is the goin's on are still goin' on This certain guy's still takin' up his candy He's 99 and all his youth is gone But he climbs that hill and still comes down a smilin' And we're wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' on Wish I knew What in Sam Hill's goin' on He won't tell us' What in Sam Hill's goin' on He just snickers What in Sam Hill's goin' on