I wish I was a mole in the ground Yes, I wish I was a mole in the ground 'F I'se a mole in the ground, I'd root that mountain down And I wish I was a mole in the ground Oh, Kimpy wants a nine-dollar shawl Yes, Kimpy wants a nine-dollar shawl When I come o'er the hill with a forty-dollar bill 'Tis, "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 'Tis, "Baby, where you been so long?" I don't like a railroad man No, I don't like a railroad man 'Cause a railroad man, they'll kill you when he can And 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 'F I'se a lizard in the spring, I'd hear my darlin' sing An' I wish I was a lizard in the spring Come, Kimpy, let your hair roll down Kimpy let your hair roll down Let your hair roll down and your bangs curl around Oh, Kimpy, let your hair roll down I wish I was a mole in the ground Yes, I wish I was a mole in the ground 'F I'se a mole in the ground, I'd root that mountain down An'I wish I was a mole in the ground