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Way hey and away we go

Donkey riding, donkey riding

Way hey and away we go

Ridin' on a donkey.



Was you ever in Quebec

Launchin' timber on the deck?

Where ya break yer bleedin' neck

Ridin' on a donkey!



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Was you ever 'round Cape Horn

Where the weather's never warm?

Wished to God you'd never been born

Ridin' on a donkey.



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Was you ever in Miramichi

Where ye tie up to a tree,

An' the girls sit on yer knee?

Ridin' on a donkey



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Was you ever in Fortune Bay

See the girls all shout, "Hooray!"?

"Here comes dad with ten weeks pay

Riding on a donkey."



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Was you ever in London-town

See the King he does come down?

See the King in his golden crown

Riding on a donkey



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