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[Verse 1]
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Down the road came a tired little donkey,
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Much he was loaded 'til his head hung down.
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Up on the back so heavy set a big man, 
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 Singin' such a sad song, as he rode into town.

[Verse 2]
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And the man, the man sing to the donkey,
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But he sing such a sad song, and the guitar he broke.
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The donkey stop, the man reach he get a big jug,
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 Him and the donkey take a sip o' the drink.

[Verse 3]
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Down the road, oh the dancing donkey,
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Head swingin' so high, all the pain now gone.
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The man he sing, some song was a gay song,
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And the little donkey kept a-dancin' on.

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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Way down the road go the man and the donkey,
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 So good feel the donkey, so gay was the man.
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How plain when the wind blow was the sound of the gay song,
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 When the man and the donkey a'kept a-movin' on 

[Outro]
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Down the road (FDE ...)