(tom meltzer)
Based on bascom lunsford's "mole in the ground"
I wish that i was a mole in the ground
Like a mole in the ground, i would root that mountain down
Tree by tree and town by town
I wish i was a mole in the ground
And i wish that i was a lizard in the spring
Like a lizard in the spring, i would hear the robin sing
I'd feast upon the robin's eggs and i'd not regret a thing
I wish i was a lizard in the spring
But i'm just a man who loves a woman who's drifting away
The miles and miles between us grow wider every day
I wish that i was strong or free or not in love or dead
Better still, i wish i was a mole in the ground
I don't like working for the railroad man
For the railroad will k** you just as fast as it can
It drinks your blood like wine and throws your bones to the wind
I don't like working for the railroad, man
And tempy oh tempy wants a $100 shawl
But i got $90, $90, that is all
Our house is not a home it's just a roof and four walls
But tempy wants a $100 shawl
Chorus
Tempy, oh tempy let your hair hang low
Let your hair hang low while i rosin up my bow
We'll pretend we are lovers like we were so long ago
Tempy, let your hair hang low
I wish i was a mole in the ground etc
Don't wait up for me 'cause tonight i think i'm going downtown