Old Mule by Arthur (Spoken)
Old mule, you're the son of a And I'm in the of God Yet, here we work, together and tillin' the sod I wonder if you for me Or I work for you, old At times I think a partnership Between a and a doggone fool.
When plowin', we go the same But I work than you You skim the ground on good legs And I hobble on two So, mule, mathematically You're legs 'gainst my two I do the work per leg I do as much as you.
Now soon we'll be makin' the corn That crop'll be split three A third for you, a for me And a third for the pay You your third and eat it You're the best! And How! I split my third amongst the and eight kids The banker, six and a cow.
And right here mule, I mention You only the ground I the corn and husk it While hee-hawin' around All and part of the Winter Old mule, you know it's
I my back with a cotton sack Tryin' to pay off the on you.
The time I'm your better Is when election A man can vote and a mule But don't worry you none you're a wise old donkey You know to worry about You knew politics wouldn't you none And I'm findin' it out.
So, mule, speaking you change places with me Would you take up all my And still be Would you swap places, I'm 'Course, you we couldn't But you, if you could, now tell the truth doggone right, you wouldn't.