Song Lyrics Val Doonican - Delaneys Donkey    [Lyrics & Song Text Archive] lyrics archive>> V>> Val Doonican Singer Lyrics [Val Doonican other resources]>> Delaneys Donkey Song Lyrics Author/Artist/Singer: Val Doonican Music Title/Track: Delaneys Donkey Theme ID: 477 Album: N/A Now Delaney had a donkey that everyone admired Temporarily lazy and permanently tired A leg at every corner balancing his head And a tail to let you know which end he wanted to be fed Riley slyly said we've underrated it, why not train it, then they took a rag They rubbed it, scrubbed it, they oiled and embrocated it Got it at the post and when the starter dropped the flag There was Riley pushin' it, shovin' it, shushin' it Hogan, Logan and everyone in town Lined up, attackin' it and shovin' it and smackin' it They might as well have tried to push the Town Hall down The donkey was eyein' them, openly defyin' them Winkin', blinkin' and twistin' out of place Riley reversin' it, everybody cursin' it The day Delaney's donkey ran the halfmile race The muscles of the mighty never known to flinch They couldn't move the donkey a quarter of an inch Delaney lay exhausted, hangin' round his throat With a grip just like a Scotsman on the five pound note Starter, Carter, he lined up with the rest of them When it saw them, it was willin' then It raced up, braced up, ready for the best of them They started off to cheer it but it changed its mind again And there was Riley pushin' it, shovin' it, shushin' it Hogan, Logan and Mary Ann Macgraw She started pokin' it an' grabbin' it an' chokin' it It kicked her in the bustle and it laughed hee-hah The whigs and conservatives, the radical superlatives Liberals and tories, they hurried to the place Stood there in unity, helpin' the community The day Delaney's donkey ran the halfmile race The crowd began to cheer it, then Rafferty, the judge He came up to assist them, but still it wouldn't bud Related Lyrics Random lyrics: Privacy Attracts A Crowd, Separate Things, Shock, Slow Down Kid, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Patient Patient, Try Me, Unstable, We Were So Close (To Being Close), Black Rain, Ballad Of Big Ass Lil And Yukon Pete, Somewhere Under Your Pubies, My Blue Heaven, I Will Be Here, lead me LORD, Natutulog Ba Ang Diyos, Reachin Out, La Bamba, Come On, Lets Go, Donna, La Bamba, Lets Rock & Roll, Stay Beside Me, Framed, Little Girl, Thats My Little Suzie, Ooh! My Head, 1997, 1997 (2:08), 1997 208, Gaia, Gaia (5:35), Gaia 535, Megalomania, Mr 1999, My Heart Is In Your Hands, My Heart Is In Your Hands (5:31), My Heart Is In Your Hands 531, Nathalie, Aca Entre Nos, Amame, Amor A La Ligera, Amor Eterno, Amor Prisionero, Amor Que Muere, Ayer baje de la sierra, Bailame La Suavecita, Baile del diablo, Banda Borracha, Bohemio De Aficion, Other Val Doonican song Lyrics Mysterious People Lyrics Paddy McGintys Goat Lyrics The Special Years Lyrics Walk Tall Lyrics Other Artists Val Emmich Lyrics Val Young Lyrics Valby John Lyrics Valee Rudy Lyrics Valenciano Gary Lyrics Valens Ritchie Lyrics Valensia Lyrics Valentin Elizalde Lyrics Valentina Lyrics Valentine Project Lyrics All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners and are strictly for educational purposes only. lyricstrue.net Copyright © 2005-2007 All Rights Reserved., , Privacy policy