Was you ever in Quebec
launchin' timber on the deck
where you break your bleedin' neck
riding on the donkey.
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Wey hey and away we go donkey riding donkey riding
wey hey and away we go riding on the donkey.
Was you ever in mobile Bay
screwing cotton all day
a dollar a day is Paddy's pay
riding on the donkey.
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Was you ever round Cape Horn
where the weather's never warm
you wish to God you'd never been born
riding on the donkey.
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Was you ever in Miramashee
where you tie up to a tree
and the girls sit on your knee
riding on the donkey.
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Were you ever in Broomilaw
where the Yanks are all the go
and the boys dance heel and toe
riding on the donkey.
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Was you ever in Canton
where the men wear pigtails long
and they all move honky kong
riding on the donkey.
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Was you ever in London town
see the King he just come down
see the King in his golden crown
riding on the donkey.
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Was you ever in Liverpool Bay
see the Judy shout hooray
here comes our Tommy with his ten months pay
riding on the donkey.
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