[Verse 1] Come gather 'round for the tale of Tucker Pyle dirt-poor digger with a gap-tooth smile went to scratch a well for his mule to drink struck a vein of silver quicker than a wink [Chorus] Now Tucker rides a Cadillac long as a train diamond on his hat and a gold-tipped cane but he still chews tobacco and he still talks plain 'cause you can dress up a mule but he's a mule just the same [Verse 2] The bankers come callin' with their fancy hats the widows come courtin' like a swarm of cats but Tucker just grinned and he scratched his head I'd trade the whole pile for my cornbread and bed [Chorus] Now Tucker rides a Cadillac long as a train diamond on his hat and a gold-tipped cane but he still chews tobacco and he still talks plain 'cause you can dress up a mule but he's a mule just the same [Banjo Breakdown] [Verse 3] He built him a mansion with a hog-pen too keeps a mule in the parlor 'cause he never outgrew the boy from the holler with the dirt on his hands RICHEST old fool in the whole dang land [Final Chorus] Now Tucker rides a Cadillac long as a train diamond on his hat and a gold-tipped cane but he still chews tobacco and he still talks plain 'cause you can dress up a mule but he's a mule just the same [Outro] he's a mule just the same
