(As recorded by Bill Monroe & the Smokey River Boys)
[1] God morning foreman
.
Good morning boss
.
Do you need another mule skinner
With a blacksnake whip to toss
.
Yodel lay hee, hee hee a hee hee hee
[2] Lord
I've been working hard
And.. I feel so bad
.
I've got a good woman
.
And I want to keep her glad
Yodel lay hee, hee hee a hee hee hee
[3] I'm an old mule skinner
From down Kentucky way
I can make any mule listen
Or I won't accept your pay