Old Man & The Donkey

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Well an old man, a little boy and a donkey
 Was in some difficulty
 Going Tunapuna from Port of Spain
 Where they just complete a bargain
 Old and feeble, he decide to ride
 And had the little boy walking by he side
 When he reach by Success Village
 The crowd start shouting, "Advantage!"
 Old may, hey you old criminal
 Old man, you ain't got no conscience at all
 Get off the jackass
 You too damn advantageous
 You on top the ass like a king
 And the poor little boy walking
 Well, the old man ready to please everybody
 Right away jump off the donkey
 Lift up the boy, put him on the donkey
 And he start walking the journey
 It made him feel good, although they criticise
 He gave up his ride and left them satisfied
 When he reach by Morvant junction
 They start calling him a stupid old man
 Old man, hey you dotish old fool
 Old man, like you never went to school?
 The little boy young
 He should be on the ground
 But he on top the ass like a king
 And an old man like you walking
 Now the old man decide to please everybody
 None of them must ride this donkey
 So the next thing he do, he make the boy come down
 And both of them walking in the sun
 Man, they soaking with beads of perspiration
 All their ambition is to please everyone
 When they reach the Croisee again
 The whole of San Juan start to complain
 Old man, hey ease the load off your feet
 Old man, you have a jackass to ride and beat
 Don't hold the tail
 And let it lead you, you should be in jail
 You behind the ass suffering
 And a bareback jackass walking
 They made a last try to please everybody
 Two of them climb on the donkey
 But in Champfleur they met some folks up there
 Who found them very unfair
 "Ring the police now," somebody say,
 "Or the SPCA, don't let them get away"
 The band of mercy make bacchanal
 Charge the old man cruelty to dumb animal
 Well the moral of the story is plain to see
 Please yourself because you can't please everybody
 Don't be ashamed
 When them newsmongers call your name
 Stay on top the ass like a king
 They go talk but you still riding

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Duration
04:12
Key
10
Tempo
86 BPM

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