I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (a-bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) Now if I catch another mule kickin' in my stall Mama, gonna tear 'em down Now, they bake them biscuits nice and brown You know by that you got another high brown I've got a brown, she's little and low She's a todalo shaker anywhere she goes Now, if I catch another mule in my stall Mama, gonna tear 'em down I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) Now if I catch another mule kickin' in my stall Mama, gonna tear 'em down Now, you drink your whiskey, have some fun Let's run like hell when the police come I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) Now if I catch another mule kickin' in my stall Mama, gonna tear 'em down I had a girl, her name was Lise Every time you slapped her, she would holler, "Police!" Cooked them biscuits, nice and brown Think she's a workin' when she's turnin' around Catch another mule kickin' in my stall I'm gonna tear it down I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) Now if I catch another mule kickin' in my stall Mama, gonna tear 'em down Told my girl, the week before last That the gait she's carryin' me is most too fast I went to the river, take my rockin' chair The blues overtake me rock away from here Catch another mule kickin' in my stall I'm gonna tear it down I'm gonna tear 'em down (slats) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) I'm gonna tear 'em down (bed slats and all) Now if I catch another mule kickin' in my stall Mama, gonna tear 'em down