Billys Mule chords by The New Christy Minstrels

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



Intro:
B7
Oh!


Chorus:
E
Billy's mule can tote a wagon.
              A
He can pull a plow.
B7
He can figure 'rithmetic
                 E
And milk a muley cow.
                  E7
Don't need no edu-cation,
                       A
He ain't never been to scho--oo--ool,
    B7
But anything worth doing
                       E
Can be done by Billy's Mule.

Verse 1:
E
Was on a date the other night
                    A
With good ol’ Sally Brown,
  B7
I took her to a dogfight
                     E
On the other side of town.
                 E7
I noticed when I kissed her
                     A
She was actin’ kinda coo--oo--ool.
    B7
She said, “I get more pleasure out of
                E      B7
Kissin’ Billy’s Mule.” Hey!


Chorus:
E
Billy's mule can tote a wagon.
              A
He can pull a plow.
B7
He can figure 'rithmetic
                 E
And milk a muley cow.
                  E7
Don't need no edu-cation,
                       A
He ain't never been to scho--oo--ool,
    B7
But anything worth doing
                       E
Can be done by Billy's Mule.


Verse 2:
          E
There’s a famous mule named Francis
                      A
In the magazines I’ve read.
  B7
I mentioned him to Billy’s Mule
                    E
And this is what he said,
                      E7
“He’s mighty high fal-lu-tin’
                      A
In them fancy picture sho-oh-ows,
    B7
But that’s my younger brother
                        E       B7
And I taught him all he knows”. Hey!


Chorus:
E
Billy's mule can tote a wagon.
              A
He can pull a plow.
B7
He can figure 'rithmetic
                 E
And milk a muley cow.
                  E7
Don't need no edu-cation,
                       A
He ain't never been to scho--oo--ool,
    B7
But anything worth doing
                       E
Can be done by Billy's Mule.


Verse 3:
  E
A talent scout from Tennessee
                   A
Came into town one day.
   B7
He said, "I'll make you famous
                         E
If you learn to sing and play."
                       E7
But, Billy's Mule just laughed and said,
                      A
"I don't want to be a star--ar--ar.
    B7
But who do ya think taught Elvis
                    E
How to play the old guitar?"
E
Uh-oo Uh-oo Yea Yea Uh-oo


Verse 4:
  E
I get so mad when I draw my pay
                   A
And all my money's spent,
  B7
I called up the White House
                    E
And told the Pres-I-Dent,
                          E7
"If you don't repeal this income tax,
                       A
You ain't no friend of mi-i-ine."
   B7
He said, "I'll check with Billy's Mule.
                  E      B7
He's on the other line." Hey!


Chorus:
E
Billy's mule can tote a wagon.
              A
He can pull a plow.
B7
He can figure 'rithmetic
                 E
And milk a muley cow.
                  E7
Don't need no edu-cation,
                       A
He ain't never been to scho--oo--ool,
    B7
But anything worth doing
                       E
Can be done by Billy's Mule.


Tag:
B7
Anything worth doing can be
                    E  A    E     A    E
Done--by--Bil--ly's Mu-uhoo-uhoo--uhoo-uhoole.