Way hey and away we go
Donkey riding, donkey riding
Way hey and away we go
Riding on a donkey.
Was you ever in Quebec
Launchin' timber on the deck?
Where ya break yer bleedin' neck
Riding on a donkey!
Way hey and away we go
Donkey riding, donkey riding
Way hey and away we go
Riding on a donkey.
Was you ever 'round Cape Horn
Where the weather's never warm?
Wished to God you'd never been born
Riding on a donkey.
Way hey and away we go
Donkey riding, donkey riding
Way hey and away we go
Riding on a donkey.
Was you ever in Miramichi
Where yer tie up to a tree,
And the girls sit on yer knee?
Riding on a donkey
Way hey and away we go
Donkey riding, donkey riding
Way hey and away we go
Riding 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
Riding 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
Riding on a donkey.
