This next song is called The Donkey.
It's got nothing much to do with donkeys really.
It's just a wee sort of observation
on the state of the country.
But it has a great chorus if you would like to join in.
You don't need to learn any words or anything.
Just la la la the tune if you would be so kind.
Donkey standing by the side of the road
Waiting for the master to pick up his load
Two hours he waits but the master won't come
Sitting in the tavern drinking beer and rum
La la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Little wife sitting at home by herself No
money in her pocket no food on the shelf
Gets so depressed she can't remember her name
She doesn't like the treatment but she loves
him just the same La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
I don't think this is the way to be
The more I look
the less it seems right to me
Little man working in the factory floor Boss
man said he doesn't want him round anymore
47 years he has given to the man So
they sentence him to poverty and shake
him by the hand La la la la la la la la la la la la la
The more I look,
the less it seems right to me.
Donkey standing by the side of the road,
waiting for the master to pick up his load.
Two hours he waits,
but the master won't come,
sitting in the Scotia bar,
drinking beer and rum.