well gather round people

and listen to this

i am a hermit of burial ridge

once i was shaven and worked every day

but the call of the wild just lured me away



singing hi hi ho it's a water a day

on my way to an unmarked grave

hi hi ho it's a water a day

on my way to an unmarked grave



there's pals at my table and mud on the floor

there's bears in the area and wolves at the door

their singing a song about cookie mcbride

who goes out a-trapping and then tails their hide



hi hi hey it's a water a day

on my way to an unhappy grave

hi hi hey it's a water a day

on my way to a rain filled grave



so if you're planning a natural trip

don't call up snooping on burial ridge

the searchers will come and discover your hide

high, wet and hanging like cookie mcbride



hi hi hey it's a water a day

on your way to an unhappy grave

hi hi hey it's a water a day

who will remember the money you saved?



i'm in over your head

you're in over your head