[Verse 1]
Oh I wish I was mole in the ground
Don’t I wish I was a mole in the ground
If I’s a mole in the ground, I’d root the mountain down
I wish I was mole in the ground

[Verse 2]
Oh I wish I was a lizard in the spring
Don’t I wish I was a lizard in the spring
If I’s a lizard in the spring, I’d hear my darlin’ sing
I wish I was a lizard in the spring

[Verse 3]
Tessy let your hair roll down
Oh it’s Tessy let your hair roll down
Let your hair roll down and your face turn around
Tessy let your hair roll down

[Verse 4]
Tessy wants a nine dollar shawl
Oh it’s Tessy wants a nine-dollar shawl
I come oe’er the hill with a twenty dollar bill
Singin’ Tessy wants a nine-dollar shawl

[Verse 5]
Oh it’s don’t you marry no railroad man
Lord it’s don’t you marry no railroad man
For a railroad man, he’ll kill you if he can
And drink of your blood like wine
[Verse 1 Reprise]
Oh I wish I was mole in the ground
Don’t I wish I was a mole in the ground
If I’s a mole in the ground, I’d root the mountain down
I wish I was mole in the ground