Old Mule by Smith (Spoken)
Old mule, you're the son of a And I'm in the of God Yet, here we work, together Toilin' and the sod I wonder if you for me Or I work for you, old At I think it's a partnership a mule and a doggone fool.
When plowin', we go the same But I work than you You skim the ground on four legs And I hobble on two So, mule, mathematically You're four legs 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 ways A third for you, a for me And a for the landlords' pay You take 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 might You only plow the I the corn and husk it While you're around All Fall and part of the Old mule, you know true
I break my with a cotton sack to pay off the mortgage on you.
The only I'm your better Is when election A man can and a mule cannot But that worry you none Because you're a old donkey You know what to worry You knew politics help you none And I'm findin' it out.
So, mule, confidentially you change places with me Would you take up all my And contented be Would you swap places, I'm 'Course, you we couldn't But you, if you could, now tell the truth You're right, you wouldn't.