Mountain Wild Man

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...



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...