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Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
Canonical path: /blind-lemon-jefferson/balky-mule
Related lyric paths: 6
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Balky Mule
Read Balky Mule lyrics by Blind Lemon Jefferson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Balky Mule
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I got up this morning : sure was feeling fine
I heard a rap at the door : must be that bad cat woman of mine
She was fussing she was fighting : and acting like a doggone fool
And hemming and a‑hawing : and acting just like a balky mule
Bad cat ain't no wildcat : and he's going to stay home at night
But when it comes to squabbling : he sure can scratch and bite
I got up this morning : I was easing across this floor
Now my bad cat's leaving me : ain't going to catch my mice no more
I was standing on the corner : when they brought me the bad cat news
Now here come my bad cat mama : to run me away with them bad cat blues
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Blind Lemon Jefferson performs "Balky Mule", and this lyric page sits inside the Blind Lemon Jefferson catalog on LyroVerse.
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