Recorded in August 1961 in the same session as 'Come On' and 'Brown-eyed handsome man'.
From 'The complete chess recordings 1960-1966'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83RH6VC7RDE
[Introduction]
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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 (FADE...)