Chorus:
Whoa, mule, whoa. Whoa mule I say.
I ain't got time to kiss you now, the mule has run away.
Now miss Liza take your seat. You better keep cool.
I ain't got time to kiss you now, I'm busy with this mule.
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If I had a needle and thread, as fine as I could sew
I sew little Betty to my shirt and down the road I'd go
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The hardest work I ever done was dig around a pine
The easiest work I ever done was love that gal of mine
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Whoa mule I tell you, whoa mule I holler
Tie a bow knot in the tail or he'll jump through the collar
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Just a handful of alternate verses:
I went up on the mountain, to give my horn a blow,
I looked down the other side, and there I saw my beau.
I went up to see Miss Liza, she was standing in the door,
Shoes and stockins in her hand, and feet all over the floor.
I went up on the mountain to get me a sack of corn
Raccoon set his dog on me and the possum blowed his horn
I went to kiss my gal last night, I thought I'd do it sneakin'
I missed her mouth and hit her nose and the doggone thing was leakin'
A peanut sitting on a railroad track, his heart was all a—flutter
Around the curve come a passenger train, toot-toot peanut butter!
You may ride the old gray horse, I will ride the roan
You may court your own true love, and leave my wife alone
Used for to live in the mountain, now I live in town
Boardin' at a big hotel, sparkin' all around
My gal's old man don't like me much; he's got a heart of flint.
Last night I saw him buy a gun and I can take a hint.
I bought some biscuits for my dog and put them on the shelf.
Times got so hard I shot the dog and ate them up myself.
Chorus and Verse:
| I | I | I | V |
| I | IV | V | I |