Hold My Mule

I just want to take time
To tell you
A story
About a man called Shout'n' John
John joined a dead church
They didn't believe in shout'n'
They did't believe in dancin' and speakin' in tongues
But when they opened the doors of the church
John joined that church
And when John joined that church
He came in dancin'
Everybody, everybody got disturbed
Because John was dancin' all around the church
The deacons ran and sat him down
He jumped back up
They tried to hold his legs
His hands would go
When they turn the hands aloose
The feet were goin'
It's just like fire!
It's just like fire!
Shut up in the bone
They did everything they could to stop ol' John from shout'n'
And when they couldn't finally stop him
They made up their mind
"We got to go out to John's house y'all
For something is wrong with him
Doesn't he know
We don't act like that in our church
Doesn't John know
We've got dignitaries in our church
We're goin'
We're goin'!
We goin' to John's house"
Well!
When they got out there
They found this ol' 86 year ol' man
Him and a ol' beat up mule
Plowin'
Plowin'
In the fiel'
They drove up, all of the deacons
They got out of their fine cars
They walked over to John
John looked around and said
"Whoa, mule!"
Walked over to 'em and said
"Brother, I know why you've come out here
You've come out here to tell me that I praise the Lord too much
You've come out here to tell me that I dance too much"
One of the deacons tol' him
"If you don't stop shoutin'
If you don't stop dancin'
We gon' put you outta our church
Somebody say yeah
Say yeah
We are gonna entertain for it, yeah yeah
John said to them
"Well, put me out!
I can't hold my peace
Did you se all of that land you just drove up on?"
He said
"God gave me all that land
But you don't want me to dance in your church"
Said
"Look at my sons and my daughters!"
Said
"God gave me all of my children
Not one time
Have I been to the court house
Not one time
Have I been to the cemetery
But you don't want me to dance in your church?"
Then he said
"Look at me
I'm 86 years old
I'm still able
To walk behind that ol' mule
I'm still able
To harvest my own crop
But you don't want me to dance in your church?
Listen Brother Deacons
If I can't shout in your church
Hold my mule
I'm gon' shout right here"
Say yes
Say yes
Say yes
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Hold my mule
Hold my mule
Hold my mule
That's the way I feel right now
I feel like goin' shout'n' with John
I'm know we got some dignified folk in here
But I come to tell you
I feel like praising, praising Him
Ooh I feel like praising, praising Him
Praise Him in the morning (praise Him in the morning)
Praise Him all day long (raise Him all day long)
I feel like, Lord like if I praise Him (I feel like praising, praising Him)

I'm gon' praise the Lord while I got a chance
I'm gon' praise the Lord while I have a chance
Praise Him in the morning (praise Him in the morning)
Praise Him all day long (praise Him all day long)
I feel, I feel like praising, praising Him (I feel like praising, praising Him)

But let me hear your motive

Well John
Just danced all over that place
Began to walk Him outside
That's kind of how I feel right know
I feel like walkin' Him outside
And I know somebody
That's not ashamed to walk Him outside with me, come here son
Just walk Him outside

If you don't wanna praise Him don't hinder me
If you do not want to praise don't hinder me
Praise Him, praise Him in the morning (praise Him in the morning)
Praise Him all day long (praise Him all day long)
I feel, I feel like praising, praising Him
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Well all right, well all right

Now
I know some of you all are dignified
But you know y'all are just gonna clap your hands like I'm some mother
I feel like, I feel like, I feel like praising Him
Like praising, praising Him
I feel, I feel like praising, praising Him
Praise Him, in the morning (praise Him in the morning)
Praise Him all day long (praise Him all day long)
Ooh I feel, I feel like praising, praising Him

Wait a minute
Somebody got a chance they like to give their hearts to the Lord

Come on and praise the Lord while you have a chance
Come on and praise the Lord while you have a chance
Praise him in the morning (praise Him in the morning)
Praise him all day long (praise Him all day long)
I feel like praising praising him (I feel like praising praising him)

Hallelujah
Praise him in the morning (praise Him in the morning)
Praise him all day long (praise Him all day long)
I feel, I feel like praising praising Him (I feel like praising praising Him)
Hallelujah