She Left Me a Mule to Ride

Well, my baby, she left me, she left me a mule to ride
 Well, my baby, she left me, she left me a mule to ride
 Well, the train left the station, mam', the mule laid down and died
 If I can't come in, just let me set down in front of your door
 If I can't come in, just let me set down in front of your door
 I'll leave so early, 'til your good man won't never know
 Lake Michigan ain't no river, Chicago ain't no hilly town
 Lake Michigan ain't no river, Chicago ain't no hilly town
 If I don't feel no better in tomorrow, I'll be Melbury bound
 What make Grandpa Henry love Grandma Julie so?
 What make Grandpa Henry love Grandma Julie so?
 She cook the same jellyroll that she cooked forty years ago
 (Hey! Hit it, boy!)
 If I can't come in, set down in front of your door
 If I can't come in, let me set down in front of your door
 Leave so early in the mornin' your good man won't never know