Old Mule by Arthur (Spoken)
Old mule, you're the son of a And I'm in the of God Yet, we work, hitched together Toilin' and the sod I wonder if you for me Or I work for you, old At times I think it's a Between a mule and a fool.
When plowin', we go the same But I work harder you You skim the ground on four good And I along on two So, mule, mathematically You're four 'gainst my two I do the work per leg I do twice as as you.
Now soon we'll be makin' the crop That be split three ways A for you, a third for me And a for the landlords' pay You your third and eat it gettin the best! And How! I split my third amongst the wife and kids The banker, six and a cow.
And right here mule, I might You only the ground I shock the corn and it While you're around All Fall and of the Winter Old mule, you it's true
I break my with a cotton sack Tryin' to pay off the on you.
The only time I'm better Is when election A man can and a mule cannot But that don't you none Because a wise old donkey You what to worry about You knew politics wouldn't help you And I'm just it out.
So, mule, confidentially Would you change places me Would you take up all my And still be you swap places, I'm askin' 'Course, you know we But would you, if you could, now tell the doggone right, you wouldn't.