Tom: G
G
Good morning captain good morning to your shine
G C
Do you need new mule skinner
G
Out on your new mud line
D C G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues
[Instrumental]
|G |G |G G7 |G7 C |C |G |D C |D G |G
[Verse 2]
G
Well, I smell your bread a burnin'
G G7
woman go and turn your damper down, turn it down
C G
well, if you ain't got no damper, woman go and turn your bread around
G
it's a gettin' brown
D C G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues
[Instrumental]
|G |G |G G7 |G7 C |C |G |D C |D G |G
[Verse 3]
G G7
Well I'm going to town honey what do you want me to bring you back
C G
Just bring a pint of cold hard booze and a John B.Stetson hat
D C G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues
[Instrumental]
|G |G |G G7 |G7 C |C |G |D C |D G |G
[Verse 4]
G
Well it's hey little water boy get your butt up off the ground
G7
get that bucket of water, son, and bring that bucket 'round
C G
And if you don't like your job set the water bucket down
D C G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues
[Instrumental]
|G |G |G G7 |G7 C |C |G |D C |D G |G
[Outro]
G G7
I'm an old... mule skinner, out old Kentucky way
C G
I can make any mule listen, or I won't accept your pay
D C G
hey,hey, hey, gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues
