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Artist: Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
Canonical path: /bill-monroe-e-his-bluegrass-boys/new-mule-skinner-blues
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New Mule Skinner Blues
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New Mule Skinner Blues
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Good mornin', foreman good mornin', boss
Do you need another mule skinner
With a blacksnake whip to toss.
Refrain:
Yodel lay, ee ee, yodel ay ee ee.
Lord, I been workin' hard
An' ah feel so bad!
I've got a good woman
An' I want to keep 'er glad.
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I'm an ol' mule skinner from down Kentucky way
I can make any mule listen
Or I won't accept no pay.
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