Mountain Wild

There was a man

That lived in the hills all by himself

Chin whiskers' hangin' off his face

In the tree there's a hangin' Bull Elk

The only friend

He's got in this world is a big old Wild Cat

That sleeps down at the foot of

The cave kills off the big rats

I think I'ed like to see this guy well

I might just maybe

But everybody in the little bitty town

They say he's crazy

I asked a fellow what the story

Was asked him just what happeded

He said boy sit down let me tell you

About this mountain wild man

Mountain wild man up on the mountain

Mountain wild man up on the mountain

He had a job and a wife and a little bitty boy

And things were just fine

Till he caught that woman out a runnin' around

And it kinda messed up his mind

So he went to the bar and he had a few drinks

And he did a lot of thinking

He could either kill that cheatin' woman or drown

His sorrows drinking

Well he knew he couldn't kill that cheatin' woman

Or they'd put him in a prison

And his heart and pride were too damn strong for

Him to go to drinking

So he broke the bonds of

Society and started walkin'

He bought a rifle and an ax

And a big Bowie knife

And went to the mountains

Mountain wild man up on the mountain

Mountain wild man up on the mountain

Boy I'm gonna tell you something your

Momma probably never told you

Just what she never told you bout your

Pa and why he left you

Now you've heard the story

Of why he left this land

Well boy I know who your p's is

He's the Mountain Wild Man

Mountain wild man up on the mountain

Mountain wild man up on the mountain