“My Sweetheart's a Mule in the Mines”

Description

"My sweetheart's a mule in the mines, I drive her without any lines, On the (bumpers/dasher) I sit and tobacco I spit All over my sweetheart's behind."

Cross references

• cf. "My Sweetheart's the Man in the Moon" (tune)

Recordings

• Pete Seeger, "My Sweetheart in the Mines" (on PeteSeeger07, PeteSeeger07b)

References

1. Lomax-FSNA 65, "My Sweetheart's a Mule" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Botkin-AmFolklr, pp. 864-865, "My Sweetheart's the Mule in the Mines" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Arnett, p. 127, "My Sweetheart's the Mule in the Mines" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. Silber-FSWB, p. 27, "My Sweetheart's The Mule In The Mines" (1 text)
5. DT, MYSWEETM*
6. Roud #4756
7. BI, LoF065