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Great Big Sea – Donkey Riding Lyrics 14 years ago
The song is about the sailors who used a donkey engine to load and unload logs on a ship. A donkey engine is a single-cylinder steam engine. The song was usually sung while loading the ships in Quebec and Miramichi . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_donkey

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Great Big Sea – Donkey Riding Lyrics 14 years ago
"Was you ever in Fredricton seeing the king he does come down,"

This should be "Was you ever in London Town seeing the king he does come down,"

The Fredericton line was used on the live Road Rage album and this song was recorded in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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