Wey-hey and away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding
Wey-hey and away we go, riding on a donkey

Was you ever in Quebec launching timber on the deck?
Where ya break yer bleeding neck riding on a donkey

Wey-hey and away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding
Wey-hey and away we go, riding on a donkey

Was you ever round Cape Horn where the weather's never warm?
Wish to God you'd never been born, riding on a donkey

Wey-hey and away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding
Wey-hey and away we go, riding on a donkey

Was you ever in Miramichi where they you tie up to a tree
And the girl sit on your knee? Riding on a donkey

Wey-hey and away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding
Wey-hey and away we go, riding on a donkey

Was you ever in Fortune Bay? See the girls all shout, "Hurray
Here comes Dad with ten weeks pay," riding on a donkey

Wey-hey and away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding
Wey-hey and away we go, 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

Wey-hey and away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding
Wey-hey and away we go, riding on a donkey
Wey-hey and away we go, donkey riding, donkey riding
Wey-hey and away we go, riding on a donkey