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I wish that I was a mole in the ground
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Like a mole in the ground, I would root that mountain down
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Tree by tree and town by town
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I wish I was a mole in the ground
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And I wish that I was a lizard in the spring
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Like a lizard in the spring, I would hear the robin sing
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I'd feast upon the robin's eggs and I'd not regret a thing
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I wish I was a lizard in the spring
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But I'm just a man who loves a woman who's drifting away
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The miles and miles between us grow wider every day
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I wish that I was strong or free or not in love or dead
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Better still, I wish I was a mole in the ground
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I don't like working for the railroad man
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For the railroad will kill you just as fast as it can
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It drinks your blood like wine and throws your bones to the wind
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I don't like working for the railroad, man
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And Tempy oh Tempy wants a $100 shawl
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But I got $90, $90, that is all
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Our house is not a home it's just a roof and four walls
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But Tempy wants a $100 shawl
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CHORUS
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Tempy, oh Tempy let your hair hang low
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Let your hair hang low while I rosin up my bow
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We'll pretend we are lovers like we were so long ago
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Tempy, let your hair hang low
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I wish I was a mole in the ground etc
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Don't wait up for me 'cause tonight I think I'm going downtown
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Like A Mole In The Ground
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| 5 Chinese Brothers |
