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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Intro:
C Am C G C
πΈ Verse 1:
C
Well I wish I was a mole in the ground
C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
C Am
If I was a mole in the ground I'd root that mountain down
C G C
And I wish I was a mole in the ground
πΈ Verse 2:
C
Oh Timpy let your hair roll down
C
Little Timpy let your hair roll down
C Am
Let your hair roll down and pretty bangs curl all around
C G7 C
Little Timpy let your hair roll down
πΈ Instrumental:
C Am C G C
πΈ Verse 3:
C
My Timpy wants a nine dollar shawl
C
Little Timpy wants a nine dollar shawl
C Am
When I come o'er the hill with that fifty dollar bill
C G7 C
Gonna bring her that nine dollar shawl
πΈ Verse 4:
C
I wish I was a lizard in the spring
C
Wish I was a lizard in the spring
C Am
If I was a lizard in the spring I could hear my little darling sing
C G7 C
And I wish I was lizard in the spring
πΈ Verse 5:
C
I wish I was a little turtle dove
C
I wish I was a little turtle dove
C Am
If I was a little turtle dove Iβd fly away to my true love
C G7 C
And I wish I was a little turtle dove
πΈ Verse 6:
C
I don't like that railroad man
C
No I don't like that railroad man
C Am
That old railroad man heβs gonna cheat you if he can
C G7 C
Right down to your last lone dime
πΈ Verse 7:
C
Well I wish I was a wooly boogie bee on no
C
I wish I was a wooly boogie bee
C Am
If I was a wooly boogie bee Iβd live in her cherry tree
C G7 C
And I wish I was a wooly boogie bee
πΈ Verse 8:
C
Well I wish I was a mole in the ground
C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
C Am
If I was a mole in the ground I'd root that mountain down
C G C
And I wish I was a mole in the ground
Song History
Published: July 29, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025