Mule train-artist: frankie laine as sung on andquot;mairzy doats 44 wacky hitsandquot;-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 andquot;singing gunsandquot; and by gene autry in andquot;mule trainandquot;-nominated for an academy award-words and music by johnny lange, hy heath, and fred glickman(hyah, hyah) andlt;sound of whip cracking twiceandgt;mule train!! (hyah, hyah) andlt;sound of whip cracking twiceandgt;mule train!!clippety cloppinand' over hill and plainseems as how they never stop, clippety clop, clippety clopclippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety cloppinand' alongthereand's a plug oand'chaw tobacky for a rancher in coronaa ghee-tar for a cowboy and'way out in arizonaa dress of calico for a pretty navajoget along, mule! andlt;crackandgt;, get alongmule train!! (hyah, hyah) andlt;sound of whip cracking twiceandgt;mule train!!clippety cloppinand' oand'er the mountain chainsoon theyand're gonna reach the top, clippety clop, clippety clopclippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety cloppinand' alongthereand'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!! andlt;crackandgt;, get alongandlt;sound of whip cracking twiceandgt;mule train!! (hyah, hyah) andlt;sound of whip cracking twiceandgt;mule train!!clippety cloppinand' through the wind and raintheyand'll keep goinand' till they drop, clippety clop, clippety clopclippety, clippety, clippety, clippety, clippety cloppinand' alongthereand'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! andlt;crackandgt;, get alongget along, mule, get along!! (mule train)andlt;sound of whip cracking twiceandgt; (hyah, hyah)andlt;sound of whip cracking twiceandgt; (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.
