Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run My donkey walk, my donkey talk My donkey eat with a knife and fork My donkey eat, my donkey sleep My donkey kick with his two hind feet Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run My teacher is mad. My teacher is sad Because the children act so bad The pencils she fly, the ink won't dry And then my teacher starts to cry Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run I go out to play. My neighbor she say "Take all your friends and go away" I tell her, "It's true. You belong in a zoo"
"Because the monkeys look like you" Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run My sister is late. I pity her date If I were the guy I would not wait I tell her beware cause nobody care How many times you comb your hair Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run My donkey walk, my donkey talk My donkey eat with a knife and fork My donkey eat, my donkey sleep My donkey kick with his two hind feet Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run Tingalayo! Run little donkey, run