Some dirty ground hog been rootin' in my back yard Some dirty ground hog been rootin' in my back yard And the way he roots, he sure have broke my heart He roots ever' mornin', and he roots late at night He roots ever' mornin', and he roots late at night And the way my baby treats me, he must be rootin' all right And if I see him, want to tell you what I'm goin' to do And if I see him, I'm gonna tell you what I'm goin' to do Gonna take my knife, cut his rooter in half in two I knowed he was rootin', but I thought he was rootin' right straight down I knowed he was rootin', but I thought he was rootin' right straight down But I come to find out he was rootin' all the way around