The Mole People
Michael Feinstein Lyrics

One day an archaeologist was digging underground
One day, a person who studies the past by examining fossils and artifacts was digging below the surface of the Earth.

And he dug through mud and he dug through stones
He excavated through soil and rocks in order to uncover what was beneath.

And he dug cleared down to the great unknown
After digging with determination and perseverance, he finally reached a place that was a mystery to him.

And what you suppose he found, running all around
To his surprise, upon reaching this unknown location, he discovered something alive and moving around.

The mole people, they lived in a hole people
The creatures the archaeologist discovered were a group of beings called the mole people, who lived in an underground space.

Deep down in the earth
They lived far beneath the surface of the ground.

They've dug the busy world of their own
The mole people had created a whole world for themselves, filled with activity and life, much like the world above ground.

Listen, you'll hear them
If you pay close attention, you can hear the mole people going about their daily lives and making noise.

Chomp-a-didy, chomp-a-didy
One example of the noise that the mole people make is a sound that can be described as 'chomp-a-didy.'

You might wonder just what do they do under
If you think about it, you might be curious as to how the mole people occupy their time while they are underground.

They happen to drive-in movie, TV or telephone
Despite being underground and away from modern conveniences, the mole people do not watch movies, television, or use telephones.

All they can do is
The only activity that seems to occupy the mole people is repetitive chomping noises.

In the lower birth, underneath the earth
The mole people inhabit a space that is similar to a type of lower world, deep beneath the Earth's surface.

You'll see them zag and zig
If you observe the mole people for a time, you'll notice that they move in a zigzag pattern.

They never fly, same as you and I
Just like humans, the mole people cannot fly, and they must use other methods to travel around.

To get somewhere they dig, dig, dig
The way the mole people travel is through digging and tunneling, making paths to reach their desired destination.

They're under Mount Everest and the Okie Fanokie Swamp
Mole people can be found living beneath places as geographically diverse as Mount Everest and the Okie Fanokie Swamp.

They have to dig and hack, China and back
The mole people put in long hours of labor, digging and hacking their way through rock, even travelling all the way to China and back.

So they'll have room for romp
The reason for all of this hard work is to create enough space for the mole people to play and have fun.

Under Boston Mass., they're a better class
In Boston, the mole people are quite prosperous, and occupy a higher social status than they do in some other locations.

They have that Harvard block
The mole people living in Boston have acquired a prestigious reputation similar to Harvard University's status within the city.

What a mess at a Bronx address
However, in the Bronx, things are not as well-organized, and the mole people there face more difficulties and challenges.

A subway train came through the wall
One major obstacle that the mole people in the Bronx face is a subway train that passes through their underground world, creating chaos and disruption.

They have to dig and hack to China in fact
Even though it may seem impractical or impossible, the mole people sometimes dig and tunnel all the way to China.

So they chomp-a-didy, chomp-a-didy
Despite the obstacles that the mole people face, they continue to chomp away at the underground world that they call home, making their distinctive 'chomp-a-didy' sounds as they work.

Chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp
The sound of the mole people chomping is a constant presence in their underground world, as they continue to make a space for themselves to live and play.