Maybe we have these elsewhere, but I am putting them here, since it's the most obvious thread title in the list when you search for WHOA MULE. They are adapted as a his/hers duet or as boy/girl song-led, in alternating verses.

~Susan

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WHOA, MULE, WHOA (Traditional)

Unison, to introduce pattern
Grandma had a muley cow, Muley when she's born.
It took a jaybird forty years To fly from horn to horn.

Chorus, unison
Whoa, mule, whoa! Whoa, mule, I say!
Ain't got time to kiss my love, The mule has run away.

Girl leads girls
Now grandma had a yeller hen, Yeller as pure gold.
She set her on three buzzard eggs; She hatched out one old crow.

Boy leads boys
Daddy has a pickup truck, The thing is made of rust.
Drive it though next Saturday, Go dancing or I'll bust.

Girls
Keep your truck! I'll meet you there, I travel all in style.
Dance you up and dance you down, Waltz a country mile.

Boys
Take your seat Miss Liza, Just you keep 'em cool.
I ain't got time to waltz with you, I'm dancing with this mule!

Girls
I'd never dance with an old man! I'll tell the reason why:
His lips are all tobacco juice, And he never zips his fly!

Boys
Well if I chewed tobacco, I tell you what I'd do:
I'd chew it nice and juicy, And I'd spit it all on you.

(Then participants add verses)

SOURCE: A Joe Morrell bluegrass songbook.

CHORDS:

(D)Grandma had a muley cow, Muley when she's (A)born.
It (D)took a jaybird (G)forty years To (A)fly from horn to (D)horn.

Chorus
(D)Whoa, mule, whoa! Whoa, mule, I (A)say!
Ain't got (D)time to (G)kiss my love, The (A)mule has run a- (D)way.

SH ^^