Wild Hog in the Woods- Dwight Diller (West Virginia) c. 1996
[From CD "O Death" c. 1996 by Dwight Diller. I assume this is a cover song, don't have information about Diller's source. His version is sometimes titled Bangum instead of "Wild Hog in the Woods."
R. Matteson 2012, 2014]
WILD HOG IN THE WOODS- as sung by Dwight Diller from CD "O Death" c. 1996
There's a wild hog in yonder woods,
Diddle oh down, diddle oh day,
There's a wild hog in yonder woods,
Diddle oh down, oh day.
There's a wild hog in yonder woods,
He cuts your throat, and he drinks your blood,
Cut him down, cut him down, kill him if you can.
There's a wild hog in yonder *mast,
Cut his way through oak and ash.
Bangum, will you huntin' ride?
Sword and a pistol by your side.
Followed that wild boar day and night,
'Fore he'd a-taken that wild boar's life.
Bangum went to the wild boar's den,
Found the bones of a thousand men.
Fought that wild boar sword and knife,
'Fore he could take that wild boar's life.
Fought four hours in that day,
The wild boar fled and he stumped away.
Bangum threw his wee pen knife,
That was the end of the wild boar's life.
*The "mast" is fruit or nuts, usually after it's fallen from the tree. It usually means a part of the forest that has lots of acorns.