Kicked by a Mule

Written and Produced by Dean Hall

Here’s a preview of Kicked by a Mule from my forthcoming CD. Below are the musicians and engineers that I was fortunate enough to work with on this song.

Dean Hall – guitar and vocals
Shirley Settles – vocals
Phillip “Bobo” Benefield – drums
Dave Fowler – Bass
Dennis Wage – B-3
Colt Prather – guitar
Bruce Binkley – guitar
Mel Eubanks – tracking engineer (Westwood Studio, Nashville)
Chris Haseleu – overdub engineer (MTSU’s Studio A)
Dean Hall – mix engineer (Mule Studio)
Andrew Mendelson — mastering engineer (Georgetown Masters)

Lyrics : Kicked by a Mule

Well I’m up and ready at the break of day
I keep punching that clock every morning earn my pay
But the day done come they gonna let me go
Got a machine done doing what I did on the killin floor

Been kicked by a mule been kicked by a mule
Now that day is gone I’ll be moving on
Been kicked by a mule

I had a good woman she was short and sweet
She had good lovin and that all I’ll ever need
On the day she left musta cast a spell
I think I got me a witch’s brew in my wishing well

Been kicked by a mule been kicked by a mule
Now that day is gone I’ll be moving on
Been kicked by a mule

I put my trust in my best friend
Said we’d walk this narrow road to the very end
Well he turned his back in my time of need
You can’t see the scar where it hurts and it doesn’t bleed

Been kicked by a mule been kicked by a mule
Now that day is gone I’ll be moving on
Been kicked by a mule

I don’t want to get even but I heard them say
A man that seeks revenge better dig two graves
I don’t’ want to die least not today
They don’t put no headstone marker on a shallow grave

Been kicked by a mule been kicked by a mule
Now that day is gone I’ll be moving on
Been kicked by a mule

Well the sun’s gonna shine in my life some day
And I’ll never let up til I find me a better way
I’ve been down but I’ll be all right
Sometimes you walk through the darkest valley just to see the light

Been kicked by a mule been kicked by a mule
Now that day is gone I’ll be moving on
Been kicked by a mule