Lyrics
(Canadian folk song)
1. Were you ever in Quebec,
Showing timber on a deck?
There’s a king with a golden crown,
Riding on a donkey.
Refrain
Hey, ho away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding,
Hey, ho away we go, Riding on a donkey.
2. Were you ever off the horn,
Where it’s always fine and warm?
See the lion and the unicorn,
Riding on a donkey. Refrain
3. Were you ever in the town,
Where the girls walk up and down?
Waiting for boys to come to town
Riding on a donkey. Refrain
See also
- Country: Canada
- Subject:Â sea shanties / horses, donkeys, mules & camels
- Harmony: chords I IV V
- Melody: D,E,F#,G,A,B
- Rhythm: dotted eighth note & sixteenth note
- more info /Â more lyrics
YouTube
- Song with chords in 2 keys with Solfege (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
1 thought on “Donkey Riding”
70 now but when I was in primary school in 1957 we were taught Stowing timber on the deck. Guess there were regional variations though.