Key: G major
Verse 1
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Were you ever in Quebec,
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stowing timber on the deck?
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Where you break your bloody neck,
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rid ing on a donkey?
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Way, hay, and away we'll go,
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donkey riding, donkey riding.
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Way, hay, and away we'll go,
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riding on a donkey.
Were you ever off the horn,
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where it's always fine
and warm?
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Where there's a lion and a unicorn,
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riding on a donkey.
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Way, hay, and away we'll go,
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donkey rid ing, donkey riding.
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Way, hay, and away we'll go,
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riding on a donkey.
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Were you ever in Cardiff Bay,
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where the folks all shout hooray?
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Here comes Johnny with
his six months pay,
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riding on a donkey.
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Way, hay, and away we'll go,
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donkey riding, donkey rid ing.
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Way, hay, and away we'll go,
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riding on a donkey.
Were you ever in Valipo,
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where the girls put on a show?
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Ribble their arse with a roll and go,
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riding on a donkey.
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Way hey and away we'll go,
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donkey riding, donkey riding.
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Way hey and away we'll go,
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riding on a donkey.
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Were you ever in Mobile Bay,
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screwing cotton all the day?
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A dollar a day is a jackshite's pay,
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riding on a donkey.
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Way high and away we'll go,
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donkey rid ing, donkey riding.
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Way high and away we'll go,
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riding on a donkey.
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