Tingaleo, run little donkey, run, (rep.)

My donkey walk, my donkey talk,
My donkey eat with a knife and fork, (rep.)
Tingaleo, run little donkey, run, (rep.)

My donkey jump, my donkey spin,
My donkey play on the violin, (rep.)
Tingaleo, run little donkey, run, (rep.)

My donkey read, my donkey write,
My donkey sleep in the hay at night, (rep.)
Tingaleo, run little donkey, run, (rep.)

(Spoken: Tingaleo, where are you, my little donkey?
Oh, there you are--but what's this confetti all
Over your mane--have you been to another party?
Why didn't you tell me? Oh, I was fast asleep..
But what's this you've brought me--a cupcake?
What a sweet little donkey you are! Tingaleo...)