Lyr Req: Little Donkey (Eric Boswell)

Subject: Lyr Req: little donkey
From: Tom Hamilton frae Saltcoats Scotland
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 03:52 PM

Hello,

Could anyone plese tell me the words to a song called Little donkey.

i would really grateful.

tom

Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE DONKEY (Eric Boswell)
From: Peace
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 04:02 PM

Little Donkey Little Donkey
On the dusty road
Got to keep on plodding onward
With your precious load
Been a long time little donkey
Through the winter's night
Don't give up now little donkey
Bethlehem's in sight

Chorus:
Ring out those bells tonight Bethlehem Bethlehem
Follow that star tonight Bethlehem Bethlehem
Little Donkey Little Donkey had a heavy day
Little donkey Little donkey carry Mary safely on her way

Repeat Chorus

Little Donkey Little Donkey journey's end is near
There are wise men waiting for us & to bring them here
Do not falter little donkey to a cattle shed

Repeat Chorus

Little donkey little donkey had a heavy day
Little Donkey little donkey carry Mary safely on her way
Do not falter little donkey, there's a star ahead,
It will guide you little donkey, to a cattle shed.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: little donkey
From: Joe Offer
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 04:03 PM

Hi, Tom - titles confuse us, since so many different songs can have the same title. Can you remember any fragments of the song, or is the song Peace posted the correct one?
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: little donkey
From: Tom Hamilton frae Saltcoats Scotland
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 04:32 PM

Yes that the one

Peace was right.

It was sung I think by Nina and Fredrick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: little donkey
From: Peace
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 04:39 PM

It was a Vera Lynn song also. I don't know who wrote it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: little donkey
From: Peace
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 06:32 PM

It was written by Eric Boswell.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: little donkey
From: Tom Hamilton frae Saltcoats Scotland
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 06:34 PM

Thanks for that and also for the peronal messages thanks Peace.

tom

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: little donkey
From: Emma B
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 06:40 PM

recorded by The Beverley Sisters and Gracie Fields also in 1959

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: little donkey
From: Peace
Date: 16 Dec 06 - 07:18 PM

"Eric Boswell is from Wearside, but now lives in rural Northumbria. Perhaps his greatest commercial success was the Christmas children's song Little Donkey, which has been recorded by many stars, including Gracie Fields, Nina & Frederick, and the Beverley Sisters.

He's a prolific composer, with many of his songs taking a hilarious look at life in the North East"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little Donkey
From: goatfell
Date: 10 Jan 08 - 08:53 AM

joe,

yes Peace did send the right words to the song

tom
ps.

I sang this song when I was at Primary school