"Ground Hog" lyrics - PETE SEEGER

Whet up your axe and whistle up your dog, [Repeat]
We're off to the woods to hunt groundhog, groundhog!

Old Joe Digger, Sam and Dave, [Repeat]
Went a hog-huntin as hard as they could stay, groundhog!

Too many rocks and too many logs, [Repeat]
Too many rocks to hunt groundhog, groundhog!

He's in here boys, the hole's wore slick, [Repeat]
Run here Sam with your fork and stick, groundhog!

Stand back, boys, and let's be wise, [Repeat]
I think I see his beaded eyes, groundhog!

Yonder comes Sam with a ten foot pole, [Repeat]
To roust that groundhog outta his hole, groundhog!

Grab him by the tail and pull him out, [Repeat]
Great God almighty ain't a groundhog stout, groundhog!

Here he comes all in a whirl, [Repeat]
He's the biggest groundhog in this world, groundhog!

Work, boys, work as hard as you can tear, [Repeat]
The meat'll do to eat and the hide'll do to wear, groundhog!

Skin him out and tan his hide, [Repeat]
Best dern shoestrings ever I tried, groundhog!

The children scream, the children cry, [Repeat]
They love that groundhog cooked and fried, groundhog!

I love my groundhog stewed and fried, [Repeat]
Little piece of cornbread by the side, groundhog!

Up steps Sal with a snigger and a grin, [Repeat]
Groundhog grease all over her chin, groundhog!

Hello, mama, make Sam quit, [Repeat]
He's eatin' all the hog and don't leave me a bit, groundhog!

Hello, boys, ain't it a sin! [Repeat]
Watch that gravy run down Sam's chin, groundhog!

Watch him boys, he's about to fall, [Repeat]
He's et till his pants won't button at all, groundhog!