by Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee)
recording of December 1941, Chicago
from Blues Classics by Sonny Boy Williamson, vol. 3 (Blues Classics 3), copyright notice
Now I'm a walkin' groundhog1, mama and I walks around in my den
Now I'm a walkin' groundhog, mama and I walks around in my den
Now if I come out and see my shadow, John I believe I'll go back in
Now I want some feedin' mama, so I can hear a high sound
If you don't feed me baby I believe I'll go back in the ground
Because I'm that walkin' groundhog, mama and I walks around in my den
Now if I come out and see my shadow you say you don't love me, I believe I'll go back in
Now I wanna hear some swingin' music, I wanna hear a Fats Waller song
Now if I start to jitterbuggin' I'm forgettin' my hole down in the ground
Because I'm that walkin' groundhog, man and I walks around in my den
Now if I come out and see my shadow my woman don't love me, I believe I'll go back in
Yes John, you know what I mean...
Oh you know I'm a-walkin' wild...
Now I need some pettin' baby, baby you know what I mean
Now if you don't pet me baby, I believe I'll go back down in New Orleans
Because I'm that walkin' groundhog, at night I walks around in my den
Now if I come out and see my shadow my woman don't love me, yeah an' I believe I'll go back in
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Note 1: groundhog, a grizzled thickset marmot (Marmota monax) chiefly of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S..
