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G7 (320001@1)   C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)        CNow, (x32010@1)Delaney had a donkey that everyone admired
            F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)         G7Temporarily (320001@1)lazy and permanently tired
  C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)           CA (x32010@1)leg at every corner balancing his head
      Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)               G7 (320001@1)         CAnd (x32010@1)a tail to let you know which end he wanted to be fed.
Am (x02210@1)         E (022100@1)             AmRiley, (x02210@1)slyly said "we've underrated it
Am (x02210@1)               E (022100@1)              AmWhy (x02210@1)not train it?" then they took a rag
     C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)               G (320003@1)             CThey (x32010@1)rubbed it, scrubbed it, they oiled and embrocated it
Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)                 G7Got (320001@1)it at the post and when the starter dropped the flag:
          C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)         FThere (133211@1)was Riley pushing it, shoving it, shushing it
C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)         G7Hogan, (320001@1)Logan and everyone in town
C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)            CLined (x32010@1)up attacking it, n'shoving it and smacking it
     Am (x02210@1)            F (133211@1)               G (320003@1)       G7They (320001@1)might as well a'tried to push the Town Hall down.
    C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)          G (320003@1)       CThe (x32010@1)donkey was eyeing them, openly defying them
         F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)             G7Winking, (320001@1)blinking and twisting out of place,
C (x32010@1)     C7 (x32310@1)        FRiley (133211@1)reversing it, everybody cursing it
    C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)            G7 (320001@1)      CThe (x32010@1)day Delaney's donkey ran the half mile race.
    C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)            CThe (x32010@1)muscles of the mighty never known to flinch
                       F (133211@1)      C (x32010@1)           G7They (320001@1)couldn't move the donkey a quarter of an inch
  C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)                CDelaney (x32010@1)lay exhausted hanging 'round his throat
       Am (x02210@1)             F (133211@1)           G7 (320001@1)       CWith (x32010@1)a grip just like a Scotsman on a five pound note.
Am (x02210@1)               E (022100@1)               AmStarter (x02210@1)Carter, he lined it with the rest of 'em
Am (x02210@1)             E (022100@1)            AmWhen (x02210@1)it saw them it was willing then
   C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)           CIt (x32010@1)raced up, braced up, ready for the best of 'em
     Am (x02210@1)                           C (x32010@1)                G7They (320001@1)started off to cheer it but it changed it's mind again!
              C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)         FAnd (133211@1)there was Riley pushing it, shoving it, shushing it
C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)        G7Hogan, (320001@1)Logan and Mary-Ann McGrath
C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)             CShe (x32010@1)started poking it and grabbing it and choking it
   Am (x02210@1)              F (133211@1)           G (320003@1)         G7It (320001@1)kicked her in the bustle and it laughed hee-haw!
    C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1)             G (320003@1)       CThe (x32010@1)Whigs and Conservatives, the Radical Superlatives
             F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)            G7Liberals (320001@1)and Tories they hurried to the place
C (x32010@1)            C7 (x32310@1)   FStood (133211@1)there in unity, helping the community
    C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)            G7 (320001@1)      CThe (x32010@1)day Delaney's donkey ran the half mile race.
    C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)          G (320003@1)          CThe (x32010@1)crowd began to cheer it and Rafferty the judge
               F (133211@1)           C (x32010@1)               G7He (320001@1)came up to assist 'em but still it wouldn't budge
        C (x32010@1)            F (133211@1)        G (320003@1)           CAnd (x32010@1)the jockey who was riding it, little John McGee
       Am (x02210@1)          F (133211@1)            G7 (320001@1)             CWas (x32010@1)so thoroughly disgusted that he went and had his tea!
Am (x02210@1)              E (022100@1)            AmHagan, (x02210@1)Fagan were students of psychology
Am (x02210@1)                   E (022100@1)           AmSwore (x02210@1)they'd shift him with some dynamite
     C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)          CThey (x32010@1)bought it, brought it, and without apology
    Am (x02210@1)                              C (x32010@1)            G7The (320001@1)donkey gave a sneeze and blew the whole lot outa sight.
              C (x32010@1)   F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)         FAnd (133211@1)there was Riley pushing it, shoving it, shushing it
C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)           G7Hogan, (320001@1)Logan and all the bally crew
C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)         G (320003@1)        CPolice (x32010@1)and Auxiliary, the Garrison Artillery
    Am (x02210@1)       F (133211@1)               G (320003@1)         G7The (320001@1)Second Enniskillen's and the Life Guards too.
     C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)              G (320003@1)              CThey (x32010@1)seized it n'harried it, they picked it up and carried it
            F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)            G7Cheered (320001@1)it, steered it to the winning place.
         C (x32010@1)         C7 (x32310@1)                 FThen (133211@1)the bookmaker's drew aside, and they all committed suicide
    C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)            G (320003@1)  G7 (320001@1) CThe (x32010@1)day Delaney's donkey won the half mile race!