Mule

DESCRIPTION: "The mule he is the funniest sight; he's made of ears and dynamite." "Some folks don't treat mules with respect; they say he has no intellect." "The mule attends to his own biz; He don't look loaded, but he is."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Henry, from Annie E. Franklin)
KEYWORDS: humorous animal nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Henry-SongsSungInTheSouthernAppalachians, p. 225, "Mule" (1 text)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 456, "Mule He Is a Funny SIght" (notes only)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "O Tannenbaum (Oh Christmas Tree)" (tune) and refences there
cf. "The Mule, (Never Take the Hindshoe from a Mule)" (subject)
File: MHAp225

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