Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Conversation With A Mule , by - Arthur Smith. Release date: 10.02.2008
Song language: English
Conversation With A Mule |
| Between a mule and a doggone |
| When plowin', we go the same distance |
| But I work harder than you |
| You skim the ground on four good legs |
| And I hobble along on two |
| So, mule, mathematically speakin' |
| You’re four legs 'gainst my two |
| I do twice the work per leg |
| I do twice as much as you. |
| Now soon we’ll be makin' the corn crop |
| That crop’ll be split three ways |
| A third for you, a third for me |
| And a third for the landlords' pay |
| You take your third and eat it |
| You’re gettin the best! |
| And How! |
| I split my third amongst the wife and eight kids |
| The banker, six hens and a cow. |
| And right here mule, I might mention |
| You only plow the ground |
| I shock the corn and husk it |
| While you’re hee-hawin' around |
| All Fall and part of the Winter |
| Old mule, you know it’s true |
| I break my back with a cotton sack |
| Tryin' to pay off the mortgage on you. |
| The only time I’m your better |
| Is when election comes |
| A man can vote and a mule cannot |
| But that don’t worry you none |
| Because you’re a wise old donkey |
| You know what to worry about |
| You knew politics wouldn’t help you none |
| And I’m just findin' it out. |
| So, mule, confidentially speaking |
| Would you change places with me |
| Would you take up all my worries |
| And still contented be |
| Would you swap places, I’m askin' |
| 'Course, you know we couldn’t |
| But would you, if you could, now tell the truth |
| You’re doggone right, you wouldn’t. |
| Source: |
| 200 years of American Heritage in Song. |
| Country Music Hall of Fame |