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PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Taylor
James Taylor
Acoustic Guitar
Carole King
Carole King
Piano
Gayle Haness
Gayle Haness
Background Vocals
Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor
Background Vocals
Leland Sklar
Leland Sklar
Bass Guitar
Russ Kunkel
Russ Kunkel
Drums
Danny Kortchmar
Danny Kortchmar
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Taylor
James Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Richard Sanford Orshoff
Richard Sanford Orshoff
Engineer
Peter Asher
Peter Asher
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
Whoa, Mud Slide, I'm dependent on you
[Verse 2]
I don't know but I've been told
Theres a time from time to time
I can't eat, I can't sleep
But I just might move my feet
[Verse 3]
'Cause there's nothing like
The sound of sweet soul music
To change a young lady's mind
And there's nothing like a
Walk on down by the bayou
To leave the world behind
[Verse 4]
Mud Slide I'm depending upon you
Mister Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
[Verse 5]
I've been letting the time go by
Letting the time go by
Yes, I'm letting the time go by
Letting the time go by
[Verse 6]
I'm gonna cash in my hand
And pick up on a piece of land
And build myself a cabin back in the woods
Lord, It's there I'm gonna stay
Until there comes a day
When this old world starts to changing for the good
[Verse 7]
Now the reason I'm smiling is over on a island
On a hillside in the woods where I belong
Wanna thank Jimmy, Jimmy-John and, Nick and Laurie
The No Jets Construction
For setting me down a homestead on the farm
Whoa-oh, ooh
[Verse 8]
Mud Slide, I'm depending upon you
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
[Verse 9]
Night goes on and on
Don't want to come at all
Baby, baby, baby
I know, on a Haiti day
[Verse 10]
Stoney Lee Blue Borne
Picking on a fretless bass, babe
Oil slick
Slippin' and a slappin' and a slidin' on
Kootcharoo
Written by: James Taylor
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