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The Mule Lyrics — Deep Purple | Dork

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Deep Purple
The Mule Lyrics

Lyrics

The Mule

From Fireball1971

Written by Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover

Produced by Deep Purple

Lyrics

The Mule

[Verse] No one sees the things you do Because I stand in front of you But you drive me all the time Put the evil in my mind Used to sing and say my prayers Live my life without a care Now I have become a fool Because I listened to the mule How can I change when my mind is a friend of a Lucifer hid in the ground Just another slave for the mule [Outro]

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About this track

"The Mule" is a song by Deep Purple from the album Fireball, released in 1971. The song was written by Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover. It was produced by Deep Purple.

Deep Purple profile →Fireball album →Track profile →

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Roger Glover— 428 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ian Paice— 348 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ritchie Blackmore— 365 credits as songwriter & producer →
Ritchie Blackmore— 365 credits as songwriter & producer →
Steve Morse— 138 credits as songwriter →
Eike Freese— 14 credits as mastering engineer →
Lothar Strunk— 8 credits as mixing engineer →

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