Val Doonican - Delaneys donkey

^G7Now, De^Claney had a ^Fdonkey that ^Geveryone ad^Cmired Temporarily ^Flazy and ^Cpermanently ^G7tired A ^Cleg at every ^Fcorner ^Gbalancing his ^Chead And a ^Amtail to let you ^Fknow which end he ^G7wanted to be ^Cfed. ^AmRiley, slyly ^Esaid "we've^Am underrated it ^AmWhy not train it'&q^Euot; then they to^Amok a rag They ^Crubbed it, ^Fscrubbed it, they ^Goiled and embroc^Cated it ^AmGot it at the ^Fpost and when the ^Cstarter dropped the ^G7flag: There was ^CRiley ^Fpushing it, ^Cshoving it, ^Fshushing it ^CHogan, ^FLogan and ^Ceveryone in ^G7town ^CLined up a^Fttacking it, n'^Gshoving it and ^Csmacking it They ^Ammight as well a'^Ftried to push the ^GTown Hall ^G7down. The ^Cdonkey was ^Feyeing them, ^Gopenly def^Cying them Winking, ^Fblinking and ^Ctwisting out of ^G7place, ^CRiley re^C7versing it, ^Feverybody cursing it The ^Cday Delaney's ^Fdonkey ran the ^G7half mile ^Crace. The ^Cmuscles of the ^Fmighty ^Gnever known to ^Cflinch They couldn't move the ^Fdonkey a ^Cquarter of an ^G7inch De^Claney lay ex^Fhausted ^Ghanging 'round his ^Cthroat With a ^Amgrip just like a ^FScotsman on a ^G7five pound ^Cnote. ^AmStarter Carter, he ^Elined it with the ^Amrest of 'em ^AmWhen it saw them ^Eit was willing ^Amthen It ^Craced up, ^Fbraced up, ^Gready for the ^Cbest of 'em They ^Amstarted off to cheer it but it ^Cchanged it's mind a^G7gain! And there was ^CRiley ^Fpushing it, ^Cshoving it, ^Fshushing it ^CHogan, ^FLogan and ^CMary-Ann Mc^G7Grath ^CShe started ^Fpoking it and ^Ggrabbing it and ^Cchoking it It ^Amkicked her in the ^Fbustle and it ^Glaughed hee-^G7haw! The ^CWhigs and Con^Fservatives, the ^GRadical Su^Cperlatives Liberals and ^FTories they ^Churried to the ^G7place ^CStood there in ^C7unity, ^Fhelping the community The ^Cday Delaney's ^Fdonkey ran the ^G7half mile ^Crace. The ^Ccrowd began to ^Fcheer it and ^GRafferty the ^Cjudge He came up to a^Fssist 'em but ^Cstill it wouldn't ^G7budge And the ^Cjockey who was ^Friding it, ^Glittle John Mc^CGee Was so ^Amthoroughly dis^Fgusted that he ^G7went and had his ^Ctea! ^AmHagan, Fagan were ^Estudents of psy^Amchology ^AmSwore they'd shift him ^Ewith some dyna^Ammite They ^Cbought it, ^Fbrought it, ^Gand without a^Cpology The ^Amdonkey gave a sneeze and blew the ^Cwhole lot outa ^G7sight. And there was ^CRiley ^Fpushing it, ^Cshoving it, ^Fshushing it ^CHogan, ^FLogan and ^Call the bally ^G7crew ^CPolice and Aux^Filiary, the ^GGarrison Ar^Ctillery The ^AmSecond Enni^Fskillen's and the ^GLife Guards ^G7too. They ^Cseized it n'^Fharried it, they ^Gpicked it up and ^Ccarried it Cheered it, ^Fsteered it ^Cto the winning ^G7place. Then the ^Cbookmaker's ^C7drew aside, and they ^Fall committed suicide The ^Cday Delaney's ^Fdonkey won the ^Ghalf ^G7mile ^Crace!