(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 kill 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