What’s it all About?
“Mole in the Ground” is a song about wishing and wondering where you might be next in life. It’s also known as “I Wish I Was a Lizard in the Spring” or “Tempie Let Your Bangs Hang Down”. The song was first recorded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford, who learned it from his neighbor Fred Moody in North Carolina in 1901, and was later included in Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music, released by Folkways Records in 1952.
References:
https://secondhandsongs.com/work/168336