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Blue Mule
by Peter Rowan and Larry Attamniuk


Peter Rowan - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Acoustic Guitar
David Grisman - Harmony Vocals, Mandolin
Bill Keith - 5-String Banjo
Richard Greene - Harmony Vocals, Fiddle
Clarence White - Harmony Vocals, Lead Acoustic Guitar
John Kahn - Bass

Riding with the wind
She is come and gone again

Ah, some say she came from Georgia some say from Tennessee
But there never was another like my old blue mule Lord knows there'll never be
She could jump right over a mountain she could outrun a diesel train
Her mother was that blue ox, babe, she was born in the eye of a hurricane

The only race my blue mule ran was down in Tennessee
Against Molly and the Tenbrooks all the people came to see
Tenbrooks was the favourite people said I was a fool
Riding high wide and handsome on my pretty blue mule

Hey, hey, hey the blue mule
Riding with the wind she's come and gone again
Hey, hey, hey the blue mule
Ride on
Ride on blue mule

Around the track like a whirlpool old Molly had the lead
Then Tenbooks nosed on out ahead, boys, there was a wild stampede
Coming into the final lap neck and neck it was a duel
And my blue mule started flying which was against the rules

And when we hit the finish line the very last time around
I swear my blue mule she came out in front fifty feet from the ground
The crowd was cheering Tenbrooks it was a sight to see
But overhead and out of sight was my old blue mule and me

Hey, hey, hey the blue mule
Riding with the wind she's come and gone again oh, blue mule ride
Hey, hey, hey the blue mule
Ride on
Ride, ride, ride blue mule

Well, she never knew that race was run she never came back down
She won that race in outer space not on solid ground
So when a storm is raging and you hear a mournful wail
It's just me riding on my old blue mule with lighting stinging her tail

Hey, hey, hey the blue mule
She's riding with the wind she's come and gone again
Oh, oh, oh, hey, hey, hey the blue mule
Oh, ride on
Ride
Oh, ride on blue mule
Ride, ride, ride
Ride, ride, ride
Ride
Ride on
Ride on blue mule

Oooh, oooh, oooh ..
Oh, ride

Sea Lion Music (BMI)