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Donkey Riding (Great Big Sea)

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Way hey and away we go, donkey ridin', donkey ridin';
Way hey and away we go, ridin' on a donkey.

Way hey and away we go, donkey ridin', donkey ridin';
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 ridin', donkey ridin';
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 ridin', donkey ridin';
Way hey and away we go, ridin' on a donkey.

Was you ever in Miramichi where you tie up to a tree,
And the girls sit on your knee, ridin' on a donkey?

Way hey and away we go, donkey ridin', donkey ridin';
Way hey and away we go, ridin' on a donkey.

Was you ever in Fortune Bay? Now hear the girls all shout, "Hooray!
Here comes dah with ten months pay, ridin' on a donkey."

Way hey and away we go, donkey ridin', donkey ridin';
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, ridin' on a donkey.

Way hey and away we go, donkey ridin', donkey ridin';
Way hey and away we go, ridin' on a donkey.

Way hey and away we go, donkey ridin', donkey ridin';
Way hey and away we go, ridin' on a donkey.

Way hey and away we go, donkey ridin', donkey ridin';
Way hey and away we go, ridin' on a donkey.

####.... Author unknown. Variant of a 19th century traditional work shanty, Hieland Laddie ....####

This variant arranged and recorded by Great Big Sea (Play, trk#5, 1997, Warner Music Canada, Scarborough, ON, produced by Danny Greenspoon) and (Road Rage, 2001).

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

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