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Donkey Riding

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?

Way hey and away we go,
Donkey riding, donkey riding;
Way hey and away we go,
Ridin' on a donkey.

Was you ever 'round Cape Horn
Where the weather's never warm,
Wished to God you'd never been born,
Ridin' on a donkey?

Way hey and away we go,
Donkey riding, donkey riding;
Way hey and away we go,
Ridin' on a donkey.

Was you ever in Miramichi,
Where ye tie up to a tree,
An' the girls sit on yer knee,
Ridin' on a donkey?

Way hey and away we go,
Donkey riding, donkey riding;
Way hey and away we go,
Ridin' on a donkey.

Was you ever in Fortune Bay?
See the girls all shout, "Hooray!
Here comes dad with ten weeks pay,
Riding on a donkey."

Way hey and away we go,
Donkey riding, donkey riding;
Way hey and away we go,
Ridin' on a donkey.

Was you ever in London-town?
See the King he does come down,
See the King in his golden crown,
Riding on a donkey.

Way hey and away we go,
Donkey riding, donkey riding;
Way hey and away we go,
Ridin' on a donkey.

####.... Author unknown. Variant of a 19th century traditional work shanty, Hieland Laddie. Arranged by Great Big Sea (Play, 1997) ....####

Note: A donkey is a small utility engine for cargo loading.

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