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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Charles Mingus
Bass
Booker Ervin
Tenor Saxophone
Britt Woodman
Trombone
Dick Hafer
Tenor Saxophone
Don Butterfield
Tuba
Eddie Preston
Trumpet
Eric Dolphy
Alto Saxophone
Jaki Byard
Piano
Jerome Richardson
Flute
Richard Williams
Trumpet
Walter Perkins
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charles Mingus
Composer
Bob Hammer
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Thiel
Producer
Bob Simpson
Engineer
Lyrics
This mule ain't from Moscow
This mule ain't from the South
But this mule has some learnin'
Mostly mouth-to-mouth
This mule could be called stubborn and lazy
But in a clever sorta' way this mule could be workin',
Waitin' and learnin' and plannin'
For a sacred kind of day
A day when burnin' sticks and crosses is not mere
Child's play
But a madman in his most incandescent bloom
Whose lover's soul is imperfection and is most lustrous
Groom.
So, stand fast there young mule
Soothe in contemplation
That burning whole and aching thigh
Your stubbornness is ever living
And cool anxiety is about to die
Freedom for your daddy
Freedom for your momma
Freedom for your brothers and sisters
But no freedom for me
Freedom for your daddy's daddy
Freedom for your momma's momma
Freedom for your brothers and sisters
But no freedom for me
Freedom for your daddy's daddy
Freedom for your momma's momma
Freedom for your brothers and sisters
But no freedom for me
Writer(s): Charles Mingus
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