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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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