ADD: Electrified Donkey

Subject: Lyr Add: ELECTRIFIED DONKEY
From:
Date: 12 Oct 97 - 02:08 AM

I am looking for the recording and/or lyrics to the song
ELECTRIFIED DONKEY.
As I remember, (it was 30 years ago), the song began

I bought me a donkey about four feet tall,
Ploughed my cotton in the early fall,
Running round was quite a sin
I had to build a fence to keep my donkey in.

I rigged up a fence with a battery charge,
To keep my donkey from running at large...

Its chorus was:
Which way did my donkey go,
Please St. Peter don't say no,
Haven't seen my donkey since,
He backed into that electrified fence.

I heard the song on a 45 that I think had T. Texas Tyler singing Deck of Cards, and about 7 other songs by various artists.

Subject: ADD: Electrified Donkey
From: Joe Offer
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 04:36 PM

ELECTRIFIED DONKEY
(Songwriters: Eaton / Husky)

Oh, well, I bought me a donkey, about four foot tall
To plough my cotton in the early fall
He's runnin' around, it was an awful sin
I had to build a fence to keep my donkey in

I rigged up a wire with a battery charge
To keep my donkey from a-running at large
Inside this bin I turned him loose
Thrilled by volts of electrified juice

Well, which way did my donkey go
If you see him let me know
I haven't seen my donkey since
He backed into that electrified fence

Now, the first time he backed up against it
He threw back his ears and he had a fit
He brayed real loud and he hit high gear
He jumped up into the stratosphere

I just got word from Albuquerque
A donkey up there was looking for work
He's my donkey and his name is Jack
Oh, how I wish he'd come on back

Well, which way did my donkey go
If you see him let me know
I haven't seen my donkey since
He backed into that electrified fence

Now, more word came from Palomar
A man up there was a-watching the star
While looking through his telescope
He nearly had himself a stroke

He saw something riding up the rainbow trail
With two long ears and a puckered up tail
The thing he saw when he 'firmed the states
Was a donkey heading for the pearly gates

Well, which way did my donkey go
If you see him let me know
I haven't seen my donkey since
He backed into that electrified fence

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Eaton / Husky
The Electrified Donkey lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_jzoTefcBM

Subject: RE: ADD: Electrified Donkey
From: cnd
Date: 11 Jan 25 - 10:11 PM

I know the song from Ferlin Husky's version on the undated Ferlin Husky Sings Ole Opry Favorites (Hilltop JM-6005). Many of those artists had their early bottom-of-the-barrel B-sides reissued on cheapo sets in the 60s and 70s as their careers became more prominent.

You can listen to his version here.