There's a certain hill outside of town called Sam HillAnd a certain guy used to go there every dayThey said a certain girl lived up in Sam HillAw, a pretty girl, not hep to city waysThis certain guy would come down the hill a smilin'Headed back to town at the crack of dawnAnd he had 'em all a wonderin' what he was doin'Yeah, wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' onWe knew this certain guy was not a goldminerCause he never took a shovel or a pickHe only took a little box of candyAnd disappeared in Sam Hill mighty quickWe tried to follow him to his destinationBut he had a secret path and soon he was goneAnd he had us all a wonderin' what he was doin'Yeah, wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' onI know that you have wondered too about Sam HillYou've probably asked "What in Sam Hill's goin' on?"All I can say in answer to your questionIs the goin's on are still goin' onThis certain guy's still takin' up his candyHe's 99 and all his youth is goneBut he climbs that hill and still comes down a smilin'And we're wonderin' what in Sam Hill's goin' onWish I knewWhat in Sam Hill's goin' onHe won't tell us'What in Sam Hill's goin' onHe just snickersWhat in Sam Hill's goin' on