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Deep Purple – The Mule (1971) | Track profile | Dork

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Deep Purple
Fireball
The Mule

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The Mule

Release date: 9th July 1971

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"The Mule" is a track by Deep Purple, from the album Fireball, released 9th July 1971. Full lyrics are available below.

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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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From Fireball

1971

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover
Producer: Deep Purple
Bass: Roger Glover
Drums: Ian Paice
Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Morse
Vocals: Ian Gillan
Electric Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore
Mastering Engineer: Eike Freese
Mixing Engineer: Lothar Strunk
Organ: Jon Lord
Percussion: Ian Paice