[1] Well good mornin' captain good mornin' to your shine
Well do you need a new mule [4] skinner
Out on your new mud [1] line
Hey [5] hey hey we're gonna [4] do a little bit of the muleskinner blues

Well I smell your bread a-burnin'
Woman go and turn your damper down turn it down
If you ain't got no damper woman go and turn your bread around it's a gettin' brown
Hey hey hey we're gonna do a little bit of the muleskinner blues

Well I'm a-goin' to town honey what do you want me to bring you back
Bring me a pint of cold hard booze
And a John B. Stetson hat
Hey hey hey we're gonna do a little bit of the muleskinner blues

Well hey there little water boy get your butt up offa the ground
And get that bucket of water son lord bring that bucket around
If you don't like your job set the water bucket down
Hey hey hey we're gonna do a little bit of the mule skinner blues

I'm an old...
muleskinner out old Kentucky way
I can make any mule listen or I won't accept your pay
Hey hey hey we're gonna do a little bit of the muleskinner blues

Well good mornin' captain good mornin' to your shine
Do you need a new mule skinner
Out on your new mud line
Hey hey hey we're gonna do a little bit of the muleskinner blues