Tuning: E A D G B E

[Verse 1]

^GGood morning captain good morning to your shine ^GDo you need new mule ^Cskinner Out on your new mud ^Gline hey,^Dhey, hey, gonna ^Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner blues ^G

[Instrumental] |G |G |G G7 |G7 C |C |G |D C |D G |G [Verse 2]

^GWell, I smell your bread a burnin' ^Gwoman go and turn your damper down, ^G7turn it down well, if you ain't got no ^Cdamper, woman go and turn your bread ^Garound ^Git's a gettin' brown hey,^Dhey, hey, gonna ^Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner blues ^G

[Instrumental] |G |G |G G7 |G7 C |C |G |D C |D G |G [Verse 3]

^GWell I'm going to town honey what do you want me to bring you ^G7back Just bring a pint of cold hard ^Cbooze and a John B.Stetson^G hat hey,^Dhey, hey, gonna ^Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner blues ^G

[Instrumental] |G |G |G G7 |G7 C |C |G |D C |D G |G [Verse 4]

^GWell it's hey little water boy get your butt up off the ground get that bucket of water, son, and bring that bucket ^G7'round And if you don't like your ^Cjob set the water bucket ^Gdown hey,^Dhey, hey, gonna ^Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner blues ^G

[Instrumental] |G |G |G G7 |G7 C |C |G |D C |D G |G [Outro]

^GI'm an old... mule skinner, out old Kentucky ^G7way I can make any mule ^Clisten, but I won't accept your ^Gpay hey,^Dhey, hey, gonna ^Cdo a little bit of the mule skinner blues ^G

Tony Rice - Mule skinner blues