Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Old & In The Way
Riding with the wind
She's come and gone again
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
And the only race my blue mule ran
Was down in Tennessee
Against Molly and the Tenbrooks [?]
All the people came to see
Now Tenbrooks was the favourite
People said I was a fool
Riding high, wide and handsome
On my pretty blue mule
Hey, hey, hey blue mule
Riding with the wind
She's come and gone again
Hey, hey, hey blue mule
Ride on
Ride on blue mule
Well around the track like a whirlpool
Old Molly took the lead
Then Tenbrooks nosed on out ahead
Boys, there was a wild stampede
Coming into the final lap
Neck and neck it was a duel
My blue mule started flying
Which was against the rules
When we hit the finish line
For 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 blue mule
Riding with the wind
She's come and gone again
Hey, hey, hey blue mule
Ride on
Ride on 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 you hear a storm a-raging
And you hear a storm a-wailing
It's me riding on my old blue mule
With lighting stinging her tail
Hey, hey, hey blue mule
Riding with the wind
She's come and gone again
Hey, hey, hey blue mule
Ride on down
Ride, ride, ride
Ride, ride, ride
Ride on blue mule
Ride, ride on
Blue Mule was written by Peter Rowan.
Blue Mule was produced by David Grisman.
Old & In The Way released Blue Mule on Tue Nov 18 1997.