“The Mule (Never Take the Hindshoe from a Mule)”
Description
"A story come down from old Mathuslam... You'll make a great mistake... If you bother around the hind parts of a mule. So never tickle a mule when he's reposing; If you disturb his peaceful slumbers, you're a fool...." Thus the practical advice continues
Notes
Written as a parody of the popular song "Never Take the Horseshoe from the Door" (by Edward Harrigan and Dave Braham). As the original was written in 1880, it didn't take long for the parodists to start. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Never Take the Horseshoe from the Door" (of which this is a parody)
References
- FSCatskills 108, "The Mule" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, MULESONG*
- Roud #4601
- BI, FSC108