The Ballad of Cookie McBride

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