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Songs of the West

Four Cords 

Track 6: MOLE IN THE GROUND

Fredrickson's adaptation of the song as sung by Bascom Lamar Lunsford, (see Anthology of American Folk Song, Folkways FP 253, #63 and Smoky Mountain Ballads, FP 40).

I wish I wuz a mole in the ground
Yes, I wish I wuz a mole in the ground
If I wuz a mole in the ground, I'd rip that mountain down
And I wish I wuz a mole in the ground.

Campy wants a 9 dollar shawl 
Campy wants a 9 dollar shawl
When I come around that hill with a 40 dollar bill 
It's baby where you been so long?

I've been in the bin so long 
I've been in the bin so long
I've been in the bin with the rough and rowdy men 
And it's baby where you been so long?

I wish I wuz a lizard in the spring 
Yes I wish I wuz a lizard in the spring
If I'se a lizard in the spring I would hear my Campy sing
And I wish I wuz a lizard in the spring.

Oh Campy let your hair roll down 
Campy let your hair roll down
Let your hair roll down and your bangs curl around 
Oh baby where you been so long.

I wish I wuz a mole in the ground
Yes, I wish I wuz a mole in the ground
If I wuz a mole in the ground, I'd rip that mountain down
And I wish I wuz a mole in the ground.