Although the Hays'lyrics establish an origin (even though he may have borrowed from African-american sources) for the Woah Mule songs and the phrase "Hold On To the Sleigh" (also a Uncle Dave Macon song), it seems that "Thompson/Johnson's Old Grey Mule" may be a diferent song.

For example the Georgia Yellow Hammers version doesn't have Hays' chorus and seem like a different song. It also doesn't have the "Liza Jane" or "Hold onto the Sleigh" lyrics in the song.

To check this out I'd like to look at the lyrics to "Thompson's Old Grey Mule" by Thos. P. Westendorf 1884.

Anyone have these lyrics or a link to them?

Anyone have any other version's of Thompson's Old Grey Mule's These one in the DT but it seems more like a compilation.

I can post Georgia Yellow Hammers or start a seperate thread on Thompson's Old Grey Mule,

Richie