Miracle Mule

Well, everybody knows about the fabulous story
Of the Mule that beat all of the prize quarterhorses
In every race
For three years straight,
From '55 to '58, I think it was..
My memory's little hazy, of course.
Yeah this mule would just line up with all of the finest and take out a running at
the sounding of the gun but in the final turn the mule would start to burn and
though them quarterhorses was steady making pretty good time,
The Mule was first to cross the line every time.
He was the Miracle Mule, in a quarterhorse duel,
And only a fool would bet upon a Miracle Mule.
So one day his rider whispered in his ear,
"Mule, the end of your career is drawing near, you lost a step, your time is spent,"
But the mule was offended and he said,
"Now why should I retire?... I'm just now catching on fire!"