I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground

Doc Watson

Traditional

Key of C · Chords: I V vi

Verse 1

C                   G7          C
Well I wish I was a mole in the ground
             G7          C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
If I was a mole in the ground
                       Am
I'd root that mountain down
      C            G7          C
And I wish I was a mole in the ground

Verse 2

                  G7        C
Oh Tippy let your hair roll down
                      G7        C
Little Tippy let your hair roll down
Let your hair roll down
                           Am
And your pretty bangs curl round
       C              G7        C
Little Tippy let your hair roll down

Verse 3

                 G7          C
My Tippy wants a nine dollar shawl
                     G7          C
Little Tippy wants a nine dollar shawl
When I come o'er the hill
                       Am
With that fifty dollar bill
      C              G7          C
Gonna bring her that nine dollar shawl

Verse 4

               G7            C
I wish I was a lizard in the spring
             G7            C
Wish I was a lizard in the spring
If I was a lizard in the spring
                               Am
I could hear my little darling sing
      C          G7            C
And I wish I was lizard in the spring

Verse 5

               G7            C
I wish I was a little turtle dove
               G7            C
I wish I was a little turtle dove
If I was a little turtle dove
                        Am
I’d fly away to my true love
      C            G7            C
And I wish I was a little turtle dove

Verse 6

             G7            C
I don't like that railroad man
                G7            C
No I don't like that railroad man
Now that old railroad man
                           Am
He’s gonna cheat you if he can
      C            G7        C
Right down to your last lone dime

Verse 7

                    G7           C
Well I wish I was a wooly boogie bee on no
               G7           C
I wish I was a wooly boogie bee
If I was a wooly boogie bee
                       Am
I’d live in her cherry tree
      C            G7           C
And I wish I was a wooly boogie bee

Verse 1

C                   G7          C
Well I wish I was a mole in the ground
             G7          C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
If I was a mole in the ground
                       Am
I'd root that mountain down
      C            G7          C
And I wish I was a mole in the ground