Merle Haggard — Mule Skinner Blues

[Verse 1] Good morning, Captain Good morning, son Do you need another mule skinner Out on your new wood line? Yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee [Verse 2] I like to work I'm rolling all the time I can carve my initial On your mule's behind Yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee Here comes James Burton on the acoustical guitar Oh pick it! [Verse 3] Hey hey, little water boy Hey, bring your water round If you don't like your job Then set your bucket down Yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee Here's Roy Nichols on the harmonica [Verse 4] I'm going to town, honey What do you want me to bring you back? How about a pint of booze and a John B Stetson hat Yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee Here's Norman Hamlet! [Verse 5] Hey, I smell your bread a-burning Woman, turn your damper down If you ain't got a damper Good gal, turn your bread around Around, I said, around Yodel ei-ee-hee oh le-ee le-ee oh le-ee...