Get Along Old Mule

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, the time's done gone when massa used to say, Turn out, Pompey, at the break of day." "For now I'm free as the bird in the air." He orders, "Get along, old mule; touch him up, John"; massa is gone and times are good
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1870 (AdolphousMorningGlorySongster)
KEYWORDS: slave farming home animal freedom | mule
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
AdolphousMorningGlorySongster, p. 54, "Get Along Old Mule" (1 text)
Roud #4257
File: AMGS054

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