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.
