Well, if you’re preoccupied with songs about mules, you might as well have the stage banter to go with them:
The Dead Mule
A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a mule from an old farmer
for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.
The next day the farmer drove up and said, “Sorry son, but I have some bad
news, the mule died.”
Kenny replied, “Well then, just give me my money back.”
The farmer said, “Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.”
Kenny said, “OK then, at least give me the mule.”
The farmer asked, “What ya gonna do with him?”
Kenny, “I’m going to raffle him off.”
Kenny, “Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he is dead.”
A month later the farmer met up with Kenny and asked, “What happened with
that dead mule?”
Kenny, “I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at 2 dollars a piece and made
a profit of $898.”
Farmer, “Didn’t anyone complain?”
Kenny, “Just the guy who won. So I gave him his 2 dollars back.”