I know this song as "Dingo Lay", featured on the great (and cheap) "Kings of Calypso" compilation CD. This version was recorded in the UK, hence the references to London in the lyrics. The lyrics go something like this: Chorus: Dingo Lay-o, carry me donkey down there Dingo Lay-o, carry me donkey down there I took my donkey to London town My donkey fell on the underground I took my donkey to Charing Cross He went down there and got himself lost Chorus My donkey sing, my donkey dance My donkey looking for romance My donkey can't behave in the street Especially when a young girl he does meet Chorus My donkey sit down and start to cry An old man passing by asked him why "I can't do what the big boys do" The old man sat down and he cried too Chorus My donkey told me he was in love He started to coo like a turtle dove But when he went his new love to meet She saw him coming and ran down the street Chorus This song is obviously based on the earlier "Hold Em Joe": I took my donkey to Sande Grande [??] He bit off the hand of an obeah man This donkey of mine, he won't work at all All he does is break the boards of his stall When he can't get water (Hold Em Joe!) My donkey want water (Hold Em Joe!) There are many, many versions of "Hold Em Joe" including one by The Charmer (Louis Farrakhan).
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