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Mule Skinner Blues Lyrics by Dolly Parton
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Mule Skinner Blues quick summary
- Recording: “Mule Skinner Blues” is credited to Dolly Parton.
- Released: 1973 on “Take Me Home Country Roads”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:13.
- Genre: Filed under Country.
- Lyrics: This page has 36 lyric lines and 37 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Jimmie Rodgers.
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The stored release association is “Take Me Home Country Roads”, dated 1973, with a duration of 3:13.
Mule Skinner Blues lyrics by Dolly Parton
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0:10Well good morning Captain
0:22Good morning to you Sir
0:24Hey hey yeah
0:28Do you need another mule skinner
0:33Down on your new mud run
0:35Hey hey yeah
0:40Yodel-a-ee-he-he
0:47He-he-he-he-he-he
0:55Well I'm a lady mule skinner
0:59From down old Tennessee way
1:02Hey hey I come from Tennessee
1:05I can make any mule listen
1:10Or I won't accept your pay
1:12Hey hey I won't take your pay
1:17Yodel-a-ee-he-he
1:24He-he-he-he-he-he
1:32Well hey hey little waterboy
1:41Won't you bring your water 'round
1:42Hey hey
1:46If you don't like your job
1:50Well you can throw your bucket down
1:52Throw it down boy, throw it down
1:57Yodel-a-ee-he-he
2:04He-he-he-he-he-he
2:11Well I've been working down in Georgia
2:14At a greasy spoon café
2:18Hey that lovely joint
2:21Just to let a no good man
2:25Call every cent of my pay
2:27Hey hey and I'm sick of it
2:30And wanna be a mule skinner
2:32Yodel-a-ee-he-he
2:39He-he-he-he-he-he
2:45Yodel-a-ee-he-he
2:54He-he-he-he-he-he
3:01Mule skinner blues
3:06♪
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Mule Skinner Blues song profile
“Mule Skinner Blues” by Dolly Parton is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Dolly Parton lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Country song lyrics.
- 1973Released
- 3:13Length
- 36Lyric lines
- 37Timed cues
- 176sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Mule Skinner Blues” by Dolly Parton
- 37 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “Take Me Home Country Roads.” Its earliest matched release date is 1973. This matched version has a duration of 3:13. Stored songwriter information names Jimmie Rodgers.
Lyric structure
The cached lyric contains 36 non-empty lines across 8 text sections. This edition carries 37 timed lyric cues spanning about 176 seconds. AskLyrics detected 3 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.
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- Album / release
- Take Me Home Country Roads
- Released
- 1973
- Length
- 3:13
- Written by
- Jimmie Rodgers
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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