Jimmy Rodgers the yodeling brakeman sang this song many yrs ago.. Loved to listen to it, when I was a kid, so I sing it often. maybe to see if i still can... .

It became known as Mule Skinner Blues ,, Jimmy Rodgers, Bill Monroe, The Fender men
, Dolly Parton and others sang it..

This is the Dolly version,, I adlib it best i could.. ya know a song don't give ya much time to ponder :)

everytime i sing it the words come out different... well i suppose that is true of about all songs, i learn nothing, i just jump in..