[Verse 1]
             
Shoulder up yo

              
ur gun, and wh

              
istle up your 

  
dog,
             
Shoulder up yo

              
ur gun, and wh

             
istle up your 

  
dog,
             
Off to the woo

              
ds for to catc

     
h a groundhog.
           
Oh, groundhog!

[Verse 2]
             
Run here, Sall

              
y, with a ten-

        
foot pole,
             
Run here, Sall

             
y, with a ten-

     
foot pole
             
To twist this 

              
whistle-pig ou

     
t of his hole.
           
Oh, groundhog!

[Verse 3]
             
Here comes Sal

              
 with a snicke

         
r and a grin,
             
Here comes Sal

             
 with a snicke

           
r and a grin,
             
The groundhog 

              
gravy all over

     
 her chin.
          
Oh, groundhog!

[Verse 4]
             
Now, look out,

              
 fellas, I don

        
e gone wild,
             
Look out, fell

             
as, I'm a-goin

  
' wild,
             
Gonna eat that

              
 hog before he

     
 strikes a boi

l.
          
Oh, groundhog!

[Verse 5]
             
Ya eat up the 

              
meat and save 

        
the hide,
             
Eat up the mea

             
t and ya save 

  
the hide,
             
The best durn 

              
shoestring tha

     
t ever was tie

d.
          
Oh, groundhog!