Like A Mole In The Ground - 5 Chinese Brothers

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