Was you ever in Quebec
Launchin' timber on the deck,
Where ya break yer bleedin' neck,
Riding on a donkey?

Chorus:

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.

Was you ever in Miramichi
Where ye tie up to a tree,
An' the girls sit on yer knee,
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.”

Was you ever in London-town
See the King he does come down?
See the King in his golden crown
Riding on a donkey.