Tear It Down by Bob Coleman

Bob Coleman with the Cincinnati Jug Band - Tear it Down; Coleman, lead vocals and guitar in A position, standard tuning, unknown jug player and backing vocalist.

NOTE: On the refrains, response lines are shown in parentheses.

REFRAIN: 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

REFRAIN: 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

REFRAIN: 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

SOLO X 2

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

REFRAIN: 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

REFRAIN: 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

SOLO