[Verse 1]
Well, good morning, captain
Good morning to you, sir, hey, hey, yeah
Do you need another mule skinner
Down on your new mud run? Hey, hey, yeah

[Refrain]
Yodel-a-ee, he-he
He-he, he-he, he-he

[Verse 2]
I'm a lady mule skinner
From down old Tennessee way, hey, hey, I come from Tennessee
I can make any mule listen
Or I won't accept your pay, hey, hey, I won't take your pay

[Refrain]
Yodel-a-ee, he-he
He-he, he-he, he-he

[Verse 3]
Well, hey, hey, little water boy
Won't you bring your water 'round, hey, hey
If you don't like your job
Well, you can throw your bucket down, throw it down, boy, throw it down
[Refrain]
Yodel-a-ee, he-he
He-he, he-he, he-he

[Verse 4]
Well, I've been working down in Georgia
At a greasy spoon café, hey, been working in Georgia
Just to let a no good man
Call every cent of my pay, hey, hey, and I'm sick of it, I wanna be a mule skinner

[Refrain]
Yodel-a-ee, he-he
He-he, he-he, he-he

[Outro]
Yodel-a-ee, he-he
He-he, he-he, he-he
Mule skinner blues