I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground-Preston Young

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[00:00.00]I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground - Preston Young
[00:05.05]I wish I was a mole in the ground
[00:11.40]Yes I wish I was a mole in the ground
[00:16.95]If I a mole in the ground I'd root that mountain down
[00:21.07]And I wish I was a mole in the ground
[00:32.69]Oh tippy wants a nine dollar shawl
[00:39.21]Yes tippy wants a nine dollar shawl
[00:44.86]When I come o'er the hill with a forty dollar bill
[00:50.19]Baby where you been so long
[01:01.41]I been in the bend so long
[01:06.17]Yes I been in the bend so long
[01:11.67]I been in the bend with the rough and rowdy men
[01:16.68]Baby where you been so long
[01:27.59]Oh I don't like a railroad man
[01:32.23]No I don't like a railroad man
[01:38.22]If a railroad man they'll kill you when he can
[01:42.69]Drink up your blood like wine
[01:53.00]Oh I wish I was a lizard in the spring
[01:58.70]Yes I wish I was a lizard in the spring
[02:04.61]If I's a lizard in the spring I'd hear my darlin' sing
[02:08.98]And I wish I was a lizard in the spring
[02:20.20]Oh capie let your hair roll down
[02:26.53]Capie let your hair roll down
[02:31.72]Let your hair roll down and your bangs curl round
[02:37.32]Oh capie let your hair roll down
[02:48.09]I wish I was a mole in the ground
[02:52.90]Yes I wish I was a mole in the ground
[02:58.62]If a mole in the ground I'd root that mountain down
[03:02.28]And I wish I was a mole in the ground