The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #34343 Message #462565
Posted By: Joe Offer
15-May-01 - 03:26 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Old Grey Mule (from Pete Seeger)
Subject: ADD: Old Grey Mule ^^
Well, hello, Marc - sorry I haven't been able to sing with you lately. I fell in love with a woman who has Wednesdays off. The song is a version of "Whoa Mule" - you can find out about that song in this thread (click). Hope to see you soon, Marc. -Joe Offer- OLD GREY MULE
My uncle had a old grey mule, His name was Simon Slick, About anything you ever did see Was how that mule could kick.
Refrain: Whoa! Mule, whoa! Whoa that mule I say, Keep your seat, Miss Liza Ain't got long to stay.
I went to feed that mule one day, He met me with a smile, He backed one ear, winked one eye And kicked me half a mile.
Now this mule was a big one, He weighed ten thousand pounds, Every tooth he had in his head, Was eighteen inches round.
I took him to the blacksmith shop To get his mouth made small, He opened his mouth, took a yawn Swallowed blacksmith shop and all.
from Pete Seeger's CD, Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes