Donkey Riding

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

DONKEY RIDING			TRADITIONAL


VERSE 1


  4   -4  5 5  -5  -4  5
Were you ev-er in Que–bec 

 5   -4   -4  4   5  -4  -4
Stow–ing tim–ber on the deck,

  4      4    -4  5   5   5  -5  -4   5
Where there’s a king with a Gol–den crown 

 5   -4  6 6  4   4
Rid–ing on a don–key?


CHORUS

 -6  6  6 -5  6  5    5   -4  -4  4    
Hey ho! A–way we go, Don–key rid–ing, 

 5   -4  -4  4
don–key rid–ing,

 -6  6  6 -5  6  5    5   -4 6  6  4   4
Hey ho! A–way we go, Rid–ing on a don–key.


VERSE 2


Were you ever off Cape Horn
Where it’s always fine and warm,
And seen a lion and a unicorn
Riding on a donkey?


CHORUS


VERSE 3


Were you ever in Kingston Bay
Stowing cotton all the day,
Dollar and a half is a workman’s pay
Riding on a donkey?


CHORUS


VERSE 4


Were you ever in Cardiff Bay
Where the folks all shout, Hurray!
Here come Johnny with his three months pay
Riding on a donkey?


CHORUS

Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound