Donkey Riding
Hymnal Index | Ship's Company Website
Way Hey and away we go Donkey riding, donkey riding
Way Hey and away we go Riding on a donkey.
Were you ever in Quebec Stowin' timber on the deck?
Where ye'd break yer bleedin' neck
Riding on a donkey!
Were you ever off the Horn Where it's always fine and warm?
Where's there's a lion and a unicorn
Riding on a donkey.
Wuz ye ever down Mobile Bay Screwin' cotton all the day?
A dollar a day is a white man's pay, Ridin' on a donkey.
Were you ever in Cardiff Bay Where the folks all shout, "Hooray!"?
"Here comes Johnny with his six months pay!"
Riding on a donkey."
Were you ever in Vallipo Where the gals put on a show?
Wriggle their arse with a roll and go Riding on a donkey.
Were you ever in Timbucktoo Where the gals are black and blue?
And they wriggle their arses, too Riding on a donkey.
Wuz ye ever in Canton Where the men wear pigtails long,
And the gals play hong-ki-kong?
Riding on a donkey.
Wuz ye ever in Mirramashee Where ye tie up to a tree,
An' the skeeters do bite ye? Riding on a donkey.
Wuz ye ever on the Broomielaw Where the Yanks are all the go,
An' the boys dance heel an' toe? Riding on a donkey.
Wuz ye ever in London Town, where the king he does come down
And he wears a golden crown Riding on a donkey.
Wuz ye ever in Baltimore Them Dundalk girls I do adore
With their beehive hair and their "Yeah, Hon, Sure!"
Riding on a donkey.