SINGER: Frankie Laine

SONG:Mule Train

Mule train-artist: frankie laine as sung on "mairzy doats 44 wacky hits"-mca records msd2-35180/gmd 80041-peak billboard position # 1 for 6 weeks in 1949-competing versions charted by bing crosby (#4), tennessee ernie ford (#9),-vaughn monroe (#10), and gordon macrae (#14)-sung by vaughn monroe in the movie "singing guns" and by gene autry in "mule train"-nominated for an academy award-words and music by johnny lange, hy heath, and fred glickman(hyah, hyah) <sound of whip cracking twice>mule train!! (hyah, hyah) <sound of whip cracking twice>mule train!!clippety cloppin' over hill and plainseems as how they never stop, clippety clop, clippety clopclippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety cloppin' alongthere's a plug o'chaw tobacky for a rancher in coronaa ghee-tar for a cowboy 'way out in arizonaa dress of calico for a pretty navajoget along, mule! <crack>, get alongmule train!! (hyah, hyah) <sound of whip cracking twice>mule train!!clippety cloppin' o'er the mountain chainsoon they're gonna reach the top, clippety clop, clippety clopclippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety cloppin' alongthere's some cotton thread and needles for the folks in way-out-yondera shovel for a miner who left his home to wandersome rheumatism pills for the settlers in the hillsget along, mule!! <crack>, get along<sound of whip cracking twice>mule train!! (hyah, hyah) <sound of whip cracking twice>mule train!!clippety cloppin' through the wind and rainthey'll keep goin' till they drop, clippety clop, clippety clopclippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety cloppin' alongthere's a letter full of sadness trimmed with black around the bordera pair of boots for someone who had them made to ordera bible in the pack for the reverend mr. blackget along, mule! <crack>, get alongget along, mule, get along!! (mule train)<sound of whip cracking twice> (hyah, hyah)<sound of whip cracking twice> (hyah, hyah)fadetranscribed by robin hoodthese lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned aboveand do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheetmusic, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.